24 December 2009

Numbah Eleven day

Numbah Eleven day of Christmas, my tutu give to me
Eleven missionary, ten can of beer, nine pound of poi,
Eight ukulele, seven shrimp a-swimmin', seex hula lesson,
Five beeg fat peeg, foah flowah lei, tree dry squid, two coconut,
An' one mynah bird in one papaya tree.



"Numbah One Day of Christmas (The 12 Days of Christmas local style)," by Eaton B Magoon Jr, Edward Kenny and Gordon N Phelps. Music and lyrics published by Hawaiian Recording and Publishing Company, Inc. Copyright 1959. Used without permission.

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