Merry Christmas 3

One of the best loved Christmas songs adapted to suit Australia.

Jingle Bells (Aussie style) 

Dashing through the bush, 

In a rusty Holden Ute, 

Kicking up the dust, 

Esky in the boot, 

Kelpie by my side, 

Singing Christmas songs, 

It's Summer time and I am in 

My singlet, shorts and thongs 

Oh! Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way, 

Christmas in Australia on a scorching summers day, Hey! 

Jingle bells, jingle bells, Christmas time is beaut !, 

Oh what fun it is to ride in a rusty Holden Ute. 

Engine's getting hot; 

We dodge the kangaroos, 

The swaggie climbs aboard, 

He is welcome too. 

All the family's there, 

Sitting by the pool, 

Christmas Day the Aussie way, 

By the barbecue. 

Oh! Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way, 

Christmas in Australia on a scorching summers day, Hey! 

Jingle bells, jingle bells, Christmas time is beaut!, 

Oh what fun it is to ride in a rusty Holden Ute. 

Come the afternoon, 

Grandpa has a doze, 

The kids and Uncle Bruce, 

Are swimming in their clothes. 

The time comes 'round to go, 

We take the family snap, 

Pack the car and all shoot through, 

Before the washing up. 

Oh! Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way, 

Christmas in Australia on a scorching summers day, Hey! 

Jingle bells, jingle bells, Christmas time is beaut!, 

Oh what fun it is to ride in a rusty Holden Ute.

Some explanatory notes about Jingle Bells (Aussie Style)

Jingle Bells (Aussie Style) may have left a

few puzzled looks on some of your dials (Faces) so a

rundown on a bit of our lingo (language) might help.

“Holden ute” is a pickup made by GMH, General Motors

Australia have been manufacturing here since 1948.

“Bush” Is not your ex President, it’s what we call the “woods”

“Esky” is an ice powered food/drink container.

“Kelpie”is a working cattle dog.

“Singlet” is a sleeveless undershirt, dark blue colour (color)

preferred for manual workers like shearers and truckers.

“Swaggie” is our swagman, your hobo, he is so named for

the swag, or bedroll, he carried, this also came to be known

as his matilda, Who’ll come a waltzing matilda with me”

is our unofficial national anthem, written by my favourite

poet A.B. (Banjo) Paterson. sometimes misspelled, even

by me as Patterson.

“Thongs” are a cheap rubber slip-on sandal. (not sexy underwear)

“Snap” is the family photo.

“Shoot through” is to leave/depart.

“Washing up” for all you youngsters, is what happened to

the dirty dishes before dishwashers.

OK, now I hope that helped, but before y’all start gettin’

uppity, I’ll quote a few of your quirky words and meanin’s;

“Heidi” (noun) a greeting.

“Hire yew” remainder of greeting, “Heidi, Hire yew.”

“Bard” (verb) Past tense of the infinitive “to borrow”

usage; “My brother bard my pickup truck.”

“Jawjuh” (noun) The State north of Florida, usage;

“My brother from Jawjuh bard my pickup truck.”

“Munts” (noun) a calendar division, usage;

“My brother from Jawjuh bard my pickup truck and I

ain’t herd from him in munts.”

“Ranch” (noun) A tool used for tight’nin’ bolts, usage;

“I think I left my ranch in the back of that pickup truck

my brother from Jawjuh bard a few munts ago.”

“All” (noun) A petroleum based lubricant, usage;

“I sure hope my brother from Jawjuh puts all in my

pickup truck.”

“Tar” (noun) A rubber wheel, usage; “Gee, I hope my

brother from Jawjuh don’t get a flat tar in my

pickup truck.”

“Jew here” (noun) and (verb) contraction, usage;

“Jew here that brother of mine from Jawjuh got a job

with that bob war fence cump’ny’?”

“Bob war” (noun) A sharp, twisted cable, usage;

“Boy, stay away from that bob war fence.”

“Farn” (adjective) Not domestic, usage;

“I cuddint unnerstand a wurd he sed… must be frum

sum farn country.

And WE talk funny!!!!