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]
Copyright © Geoffrey Brewer | Year Posted 2017
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