The 12 Days of Christmas Local Style

Numbah One Day of Christmas

– 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 (that make TEN!),

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 ukulele, seven shrimp a-swimmin’, seex hula lesson,

Five beeg fat peeg (that make TWENNY!), 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 ukulele, seven shrimp a-swimmin’,

Seex hula lesson, five beeg fat peeg, foah flowah let, 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 ukuklele, 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 ukulele, 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 the bes’, and the bes’ stuff always come las’…)

Numbah Twelve day of Christmas, my tutu give to me

Twelve TELEVISION, eleven missionary, ten can of beer,

Nine pound of poi, eight ukulele, seven shrimp a-swimmin’,

Seex hula lesson, FORTY steenkin’ peeg,

Foah flowah lei, tree dry squid, two coconut,

An’ one mynah bird in one papaya tree!

Music and lyrics published by Hawaiian Recording and Publishing Company, Inc., and copyrighted in 1959.