12 days of christmas: hawaiian style

The 12 Days of Christmas is a song that most of us know... but I bet you've never heard it quite like this.


The 12 Days of Christmas: Hawaiian Style
By: Eaton B. Magoon Jr., Edward Kenny, Gordon N. Phelps

Numbah one day of Christmas my tutu give to me one mynah bird in one papaya tree.

Numbah two day of Christmas my tutu give to me two coconut, an' one mynah bird in one papaya tree.

Numbah tree day of Christmas my tutu give to me tree dry squid, two coconut, an' one mynah bird in one papaya tree.

Numbah foah day of Christmas my tutu give to me foah flowah lei, tree dry squid, two coconut, an' one mynah bird in one papaya tree.

Numbah five day of Christmas my tutu give to me five beeg fat peeg, foah flowah lei, tree dry squid, two coconut, an' one mynah bird in one papaya tree.

Numbah seex day of Christmas my tutu give to me seex hula lesson, five beeg fat peeg, foah flowah lei, tree dry squid, two coconut, an' one mynah bird in one papaya tree.

Numbah seven day of Christmas my tutu give to me seven shrimp-a-swimmin', seex hula lesson, five beeg fat peeg, foah flowah lei, tree dry squid, two coconut, an' one mynah bird in one papaya tree.

Numbah eight day of Christmas my tutu give to me eight ukelele, seven shrimp-a-swimmin', seex hula lesson, five beeg fat peeg, foah flowah lei, tree dry squid, two coconut, an' one mynah bird in one papaya tree.

Numbah nine day of Christmas my tutu give to me nine pound of poi, eight ukelele, seven shrimp-a-swimmin', seex hula lesson, five beeg fat peeg, foah flowah lei, tree dry squid, two coconut, an' one mynah bird in one papaya tree.

Numbah ten day of Christmas my tutu give to me ten can of beer, nine pound of poi, eight ukelele, seven shrimp-a-swimmin', seex hula lesson, five beeg fat peeg, foah flowah lei, tree dry squid, two coconut, an' one mynah bird in one papaya tree.

Numbah eleven day of Christmas my tutu give to me eleven missionary, ten can of beer, nine pound of poi, eight ukelele, seven shrimp-a-swimmin', seex hula lesson, five beeg fat peeg, foah flowah lei, tree dry squid, two coconut, an' one mynah bird in one papaya tree.

Numbah twelve day of Christmas my tutu give to me twelve television, eleven missionary, ten can of beer, nine pound of poi, eight ukelele, seven shrimp-a-swimmin', seex hula lesson, five beeg fat peeg, foah flowah lei, tree dry squid, two coconut, an' one mynah bird in one papaya tree!

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Told you. And for the record, all of the misspellings and incorrect grammar is placed there on purpose. Unless you know a bit of pidgin or have spent some time in Hawaii, you probably wouldn't understand :)

So you've never heard the 12 Days of Christmas like that.. and you probably haven't seen it like this..


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Comments

  1. JESSICA! Now I miss Hawaii all over again! ;-)
    I swear I learned this version before the "american" version LOL.

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  2. hahah ok! too cute!! way cuter than the traditional song!

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  3. I love it!! Growing up in Hawaii for a couple of tours as a navy brat, I can totally read this in pidgin!!! :) Thanks for sharing a bit from the Aloha state! :)

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  4. you are too cute and i love your blog! :)

    -Emma
    chasingtexas.blogspot.com

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