GAUDY TREE (Translated from the Latin original)
Chorus
Gaudy tree, gaudy tree, they say it sparkles
It's all baubles and tinsel, they say
Gaudy tree, gaudy tree, they say it sparkles
It's all baubles and tinsel, they say

There's a fairy on the top, and her wand it flickers
Wooden soldier down below, he's looking up her….

Cheapo flashing lights around, strung on plastic wire
Made in Hong Kong I'll be bound, soon there'll be a ….

Fathers doing magic tricks, just to entertain us
Mother has the Paxo out, stuffing the turkeys….

Sister has her boyfriend round, his name is Charlie Tucker
They're going out in his new sports car, & then he'll try to …

Granddads on the booze again, Grandma begs his pardon
As she slips viagra in his glass, to help him get a ….
Gaudy tree, gaudy tree, they say it sparkles
It's all baubles and tinsel, they say
Gaudy tree, gaudy tree, they say it sparkles
It's all baubles and tinsel, they say.