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Blog Guy, a few days ago you made reference to a “long” version of the song, “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” Is there really a longer version?
Yes. The full album version is seldom played these days, since it takes about six hours. Who has that kind of time?
Well, I love that song, so it’s great news to me that there are dozens of verses I never knew. Is the format the same as in the short version?
You bet. It starts with “On the 40th day of Christmas my true love gave to me, 40 fractured femurs…”
And then?
Um, 40 fractured femurs, 39 dairy creamers, 38 vintage Bemers, 37 leering lemurs…
This is just great! Give me some more of the lyrics!
I don’t remember all of them. Let’s see, I do recall 31 gluttons scarfing, 30 Schnauzers arfing, 29 freshmen barfing…
Twenty Paris Hiltons, 19 books of Milton’s, 18 wheels of Stiltons…
But then once you get down to the final twelve days, the lyrics are the standard ones?
Yeah, the usual. Eleven pipers piping, ten snipers sniping, nine lords a-leaping, eight Toms a-peeping…
Er, Blog Guy?
And so on like that, until you get to the big classic ending… AND A CARTRIDGE WITH A SPARE KEY!
If you’re really interested, my choral group will be performing the six-hour version on…
Sorry Blog Guy, I’m pretty sure I’ll be out of town whenever it is…
Well, perhaps we can reschedule the…
Don’t make me take out a restraining order, Blog Guy…
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Yep. Zeitgeist wrecked it by unleashing the 13 Swedish streakers. Breaks the rhythm EVERY time.
Hmm, I see what you mean.
OK then, seeing as how Mr Blog Guy has started at 11 and not 12, I shall try to finish off…
12 Doughnuts with sprinkling
11 Pipers piping
10 Snipers sniping
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7 Swans-a-swimming
6 Mugs-a-brimming
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And a Cartridge with a Spare key
I hate that song.
And, for those who will keep singing the song, it is “four colly birds,” not “calling birds.” “Colly” is another name for “blackbird.”
BULLETS!!!
Play it again, Sam.. brilliant Spin…
another quote from my fav cowboy movie…
Large Woman: Start this train!
Sundance Kid: Get back inside there, lady.
Large Woman: Oh, I’m not afraid of you, I’m not afraid of anything! I’m a grandmother and a female and I’ve got my rights. You can bully all the others, but you can’t bull me! I’ve fought whiskey and I’ve fought gambling and I can certainly fight you!
Good to have you back, Shawn….
World peace. And harsher sentencing for parole violators.
Thank you much, sir!
Though, I’m not sure enough time has passed for you to realize the truly epic scale of my original comment.
Oh, I noticed, Shawn. Lamar explained it to me.