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Manglish Carol

MANGLISH CAROL * (Christmas in Malaysia) Now got season to be jolly Fa la la la la la la la la Where got snow and where got holly Fa la la la la la la la la Where got slay bells jangle jingle Fa la la la la la la la la Where got new pair of socks from Pringle Fa la la la la la la la la Deck the halls with Bougainvillea Fa la la etc Spay can frost and cotton wool snow We got air con. that'll chill ya Enough to freeze your Ho! ho! Ho! Carousel kangaroo, no reason All year round in festive sing song Sings Jingle bells in every season Money's in slot, who gives a ding dong What Christmas pres you got for me lah? Better have a high class label on Anything not import got no use lah! You gimme free also dowan * Good King Wenceslas look out now Driving down night market Dey go anyway on roundabout now Den stop in middle an park it God rest ye merry business men Need Christmas profits bounteous When the taxman comes round carolling Gobbles up with appetite ravenous We got Ramadan, we got Eid Got Deepavali an what next lah! Chinese New Year, Agong birthday too Dis Christmas one plus plus extra [To be sung to the tune of ‘Deck the Halls…’ insert the ‘fa la las in each verse ‘Manglish’ - local patois version of English * Dowan = Don’t want]

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