Best singing voices everyone – to be sung to Away in A Manger

Christmas in Australia

is just round the bend

I have prepped and stressed out

and now hope this will end

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We shall have our nibbilies

when they first walk in the door

then we’ll offer them a drink

one or two or maybe more

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We shall sit at the table and crack

our bon-bons plastic toys and

paper hats silly jokes and

lot’s of noise

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I’ll stress ’bout the turkey and also the pork

is it cooked through

is it done right

please test with your fork

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I’ll consume too much alcohol

I know this to be true

and I’ll get all melancholy

just looking at you

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the entree will come first

do not know what they’ll bring

I’m sure it’ll be delightful

and we’ll gladly tuck in

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the potatoes will be crunchy

the pumpkin cooked just right

the mushy peas and salads

tasty morsels every bite

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Then we have our pudding

lashings of custard if you please

then there’s trifle laced with alcohol

oh our belts will surely squeeze

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The wine will flow freely

the laughs will get loud

there’ll be memories of

past years and how we imbibed

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The presents will we open we

will goo and we will will gaa

we shall say oh you shouldn’t have

you really went too far

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BUT secretly we are happy

for the presents that they gave

we’re delighted and thankful

and each one is our fave

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The Carols will be playing

in the background soft and sweet

we shall eat drink and be merry

and later fall asleep

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Yes this day is for families

and ones that you love

if I start to get teary

I will blame the egg-nog

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The festivities will be finished

the kitchen is a mess

the dishes piled up high

but at least no more stress

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Then Christmas day is over and

our tummies will be full and we

daren’t go and weigh ourselves

no that would be cruel

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So enjoy your celebrations

whatever you may do have

and cry or laugh hysterically

for you’re entitled too