Deck the Ute (an Aussie Christmas song)
Christmas Dinner
Merry Christmas to everyone celebrating today. I hope you're having a wonderful day with family and friends, wherever you are in the world.
I had a quiet day with my parents today; it was just us as most of our family live overseas and we don't see our Australian relatives that often. We had a lovely roast for dinner, then opened a few gifts afterwards. It was actually the first time we've had a roast in about ten years as we normally have a salad instead; it was delicious but typically we picked the hottest Christmas day in years to have it on. Must be Murphy's law.
In any case we had a nice day and I thought I'd post another of my Aussie Christmas songs to celebrate. This is the fourth song I've written now after The Aussie 12 Days of Christmas, Aussie Jingle Bells and We Wish You an Aussie Christmas, so I guess it's becoming something of an annual tradition!
This year I did an Aussie version of Deck the Halls. Originally I wanted to do Frosty the Snowman or Silver Bells but they were hard to translate to Australia. I think Deck the Halls works better and it's also easy to sing along to as everyone knows the tune.
I hope you enjoy it. And Merry Christmas. ;)
Deck the Ute
Deck the ute with lights and wattleFa la la la la la la la laWe'll take it for a drive and go full throttleFa la la la la la la la laKids are singing in the back seatFa la la la la la la la laSpreading Christmas cheer to all we meetFa la la la la la la la la
Soon we're pulling up at the relliesFa la la la la la la la laAnd getting ready to open the pressiesFa la la la la la la la laHope it's not more socks from Aunt MayFa la la la la la la la laOh well guess I can sell them on eBayFa la la la la la la la la
Come one o'clock and we're by the poolFa la la la la la la la laDrinking beer and trying to stay coolFa la la la la la la la laJamie's pulling on Susie's hairFa la la la la la la la laWhile Dad's nodding off in his chairFa la la la la la la la la
We say g'day to the neighboursFa la la la la la la la laHear all about their yearly laboursFa la la la la la la la laTom and Amy are getting marriedFa la la la la la la la laNo wonder they all look so harriedFa la la la la la la la la
Everyone gathers around the tableFa la la la la la la la laEats as much as they are ableFa la la la la la la la laAunt May's brought a giant fruit cakeFa la la la la la la la laTastes just like Grandma used to makeFa la la la la la la la la
Soon it's time for everyone to goFa la la la la la la la laWe say our goodbyes and Ho Ho HosFa la la la la la la la laPull out of the drive and speed awayFa la la la la la la la laWaving behind us to Aunt MayFa la la la la la la la la
Back home and the kids are fast asleepFa la la la la la la la laCarry them to their beds without a peepFa la la la la la la la laQuietly we turn off all the lightsFa la la la la la la la laAnd sleep away another Aussie Christmas nightFa la la la la la la la la