Welcome to Rupert’s English page!
This is a parody song for Christmas, by way of an answer to or an antidote to that old “Rudolph the red-
I have used my own melody (reminiscent of the red-
Speakers of other languages are welcome to submit versions in their own tongue -
Your versions can be “words only” but if they come with music notation too (as pdf) so much the better!
Original version -
Well there's mince pies and sherry and pudding and whisky
candies and chocolates and to make us all frisky
but do you know the most famous sweet of all?
Rupert the chocolate angel
Waited by the fire one day
'cos he was told that Santa
would be coming on his sleigh
all of the other chocolates
told him that he was a fool
they were afraid of melting
so they kept in shade and cool
but that night old Santa came along
at Rupert's request
and he gulped the sherry down
doffed his boots and had a rest
then he looked round at Rupert
melted now and quite deceased
gave out a little giggle
and had a little chocolate feast