Original lyrics by Cindy Tonkin with Ella Arendelle to the tune of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
This is a Christmas Shanty song
A song to celebrate
Parumpa runpa tumpty tum
with you and your first mate
Yo ho ho ho yo ohoho
Let’s sing it loud and long
Forget your bloody carols it’s a Christmas Shanty song
We’re hoisting up the holly on sails of evergreen
We’re steering towards the starb’d in the finest ship we’ve seen
So sing with us at Christmas time yes sing out loud and strong
Forget your bloody carols it’s a Christmas shanty song
This is a Christmas Shanty song
A song to celebrate
Parumpa runpa tumpty tum
with you and your first mate
Yo ho ho ho yo ohoho
Let’s sing it loud and long
Forget your bloody carols it’s a Christmas Shanty song
there’s alcohol aplenty there’s punch and trifle too
the decks are swabbed and ready we’re dancing with the crew
So sing with us a Christmas time sing out loud strong
Forget your bloody carols it’s a Christmas Shanty song
This is a Christmas Shanty song
A song to celebrate
Parumpa runpa tumpty tum
with you and your first mate
Yo ho ho ho yo ohoho
Let’s sing it loud and long
Forget your bloody carols it’s a Christmas Shanty song
We ‘re stomping and we’re clapping,
cousins are all here
the bowline’s made of tinsel
There’s so much christmas cheer
So sing with us at Christmas time
Sing out loud and strong
Forget your bloody carols it’s a Christmas Shanty song
This is a Christmas Shanty song
A song to celebrate
Parumpa runpa tumpty tum
with you and your first mate
Yo ho ho ho yo ohoho
Let’s sing it loud and long
Forget your bloody carols it’s a Christmas Shanty song
Christmas 2021
