The official version of this song was composed in 1959, over a meal of Chinese food. Hawaii elementary school students learn this version of "The 12 Days of Christmas":1)One Mynah bird in one Papaya tree.2)Coconuts3)Dried Squid4)Flower Lei5)Big fat pigs6)Hula lesson7)Shrimp a-swimming8)'Ukulele9)Pounds of Poi10)Cans of beer11)Missionary12)TelevisionThere are variations, but this array of edible foods and culture is more affordable. (I've never seen a Mynah bird in or on a Papaya tree. The leaves break off too easily, and the grower would be reaching for a stick to scare that bottomless pit of a fruit-eater away!)
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