THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS, BOLTON STYLE
by Jonathan Maas and Kerry Underwood
On the first day of Christmas,
my council gave to me:
Financial transparency.
On the second day of Christmas,
my council gave to me:
Newspaper House
and financial transparency.
On the third day of Christmas,
my council gave to me:
A rooftop lounge,
Newspaper House
and financial transparency.
On the fourth day of Christmas,
my council gave to me:
Four barbeques,
A rooftop lounge,
Newspaper House
And financial transparency.
On the fifth day of Christmas,
my council gave to me:
Threeeee hundred grand,
Four barbeques,
A rooftop lounge,
Newspaper House
And financial transparency.
On the sixth day of Christmas,
my council gave to me:
Six Lamborghinis,
Threeeee hundred grand,
Four barbeques,
A rooftop lounge,
Newspaper House
And financial transparency.
On the seventh day of Christmas,
my council gave to me:
Seven fitted kitchens,
Six Lamborghinis,
Threeeee hundred grand,
Four barbeques,
A rooftop lounge,
Newspaper House
And financial transparency.
On the eighth day of Christmas,
my council gave to me:
Eight carat doorknobs,
Seven fitted kitchens,
Six Lamborghinis,
Threeeee hundred grand,
Four barbeques,
A rooftop lounge,
Newspaper House
And financial transparency.
On the ninth day of Christmas,
my council gave to me:
Nintendo consoles,
Eight carat doorknobs,
Seven fitted kitchens,
Six Lamborghinis,
Threeeee hundred grand,
Four barbeques,
A rooftop lounge,
Newspaper House
And financial transparency.
On the tenth day of Christmas,
my council gave to me:
Ten leather sofas,
Nintendo consoles,
Eight carat doorknobs,
Seven fitted kitchens,
Six Lamborghinis,
Threeeee hundred grand,
Four barbeques,
A rooftop lounge,
Newspaper House
And financial transparency.
On the eleventh day of Christmas,
my council gave to me:
Elevenses of Champagne,
Ten leather sofas,
Nintendo consoles,
Eight carat doorknobs,
Seven fitted kitchens,
Six Lamborghinis,
Threeeee hundred grand,
Four barbeques,
A rooftop lounge,
Newspaper House
And financial transparency.
On the twelfth day of Christmas,
my council gave to me:
Twelve Samsung TVs,
Elevenses of Champagne,
Ten leather sofas,
Nintendo consoles,
Eight carat doorknobs,
Seven fitted kitchens,
Six Lamborghinis,
Threeeee hundred grand,
Four barbeques,
A rooftop lounge,
Newspaper House
And financial transparency.
I think you have missed your vocation in life, these poems and “lyrics” are far better than half the stuff now classed as “literature”!!! Keeping me smiling through a horrendous Friday of client interviews!
suburbanlawmum
November 25, 2016 at 12:31 pm
Thanks! Thought you were going to say “far better than your usual crap blogs”😢
Kerry
kerryunderwood
November 25, 2016 at 1:42 pm
Thank you from me, too!
Jonathan Maas
November 25, 2016 at 1:52 pm
🙂
kerryunderwood
November 25, 2016 at 3:41 pm
Absolutely brilliant! People in my office are wondering why I am laughing on my own in the corner!!! (Although really it would be funny if it were not actually true!)
Dominic Cooper
November 25, 2016 at 12:32 pm
Thank you!
kerryunderwood
November 25, 2016 at 1:40 pm
Brilliant!
John Kushnick
November 25, 2016 at 12:34 pm
Thank you!
kerryunderwood
November 25, 2016 at 1:40 pm
You’ll get Lam -borgini- basted for this Kerry
johncarr2012
November 25, 2016 at 12:49 pm
Very amusing ditty for a black Friday as I’ve just been cut up by a lime green lamborghini no sour grapes on my part
Macca
November 25, 2016 at 1:17 pm
😄😄😄😄😄😄
kerryunderwood
November 25, 2016 at 1:36 pm