Who wrote 12 Days Home with Mother?

Subject: Who wrote 12 Days Home with Mother?
From: Barbara
Date: 06 Feb 25 - 08:31 PM

There's a lot of discussion on the San Francisco club list about who wrote this song. We can trace it back as far as 1980. A lot of people learned it from Ed Silberman.
Anyone know anything more?
Blessings,
Barbara

Subject: RE: Who wrote 12 Days Home with Mother?
From: GUEST,.gargoyle
Date: 06 Feb 25 - 09:01 PM

Parody of "Twelve Days of Christmas?"

ANY snip of verse?

Which SF Club discussion group? URL?

Sincerely,
Gargoyle

You are certainly not the usual "Barbara" our Mudcat knows!

Subject: RE: Who wrote 12 Days Home with Mother?
From: Barbara
Date: 06 Feb 25 - 11:28 PM

A lot of variants, Garg,
This is the version I know pretty much, and I learned it a LONG time ago and don't remember where. Another variant is ...home from college.
SFFMC San Francisco Folk Music Club.

12 DAYS HOME FOR CHRISTMAS

On the 1st day home for Christmas, my mother said to me:
"You've no decent clothes to wear."

On the 2nd day home for Christmas, my mother said to me:
"You've put on some weight, and you've no decent clothes to wear."

On the 3rd day home for Christmas, my mother said to me:
"You should get a job ..."

On the 4th day home for Christmas, my mother said to me:
Visit your Aunt Ruby ..."

On the 5th day home for Christmas, my mother said to me:
"No boyfriend yet? ..."

On the 6th day home for Christmas, my mother said to me:
Do you smoke marijuana? ..."

On the 7th day home for Christmas, my mother said to me:
"What's that in your suitcase? ..."

On the 8th day home for Christmas, my mother said to me:
"Are you still on food stamps? ..."

On the 9th day home for Christmas, my mother said to me:
"Sally's getting married ..."

On the 10th day home for Christmas, my mother said to me:
"Esther has two kids now

On the 11th day home for Christmas, my mother said to me:
"Your life is a disaster! ..."

On the 12th day home for Christmas, my mother said to me:
"We will always love you ..."