(Parody, sung to the tune of Silverbells) (Lyrics by The Seeds
of Autumn, www.theseedsofautumn.com)
Chorus:
Barbeques, lots of booze
It's Christmas time in Australia
Hot as hell, flies as well
Soon it will be Christmas day
Feet are frying on the footpath
Mind the sunburn, need a cold bath
It's Christmas time in Australia
Snap yr cozzies, slap the mozzies
Wave the blowflies away
Just sweat it out in the city
Chorus:
Barbeques, lots of booze
It's Christmas time in Australia
Hot as hell, flies as well
Soon it will be Christmas day
Slap a sausage on the barbie
And some mango and prawns
The sunburn will sure sting tomorrow
There's no Jack frost, just the high cost
Of the air-con to run
Here come the brownouts of Christmas
Chorus:
Barbeques, lots of booze
It's Christmas time in Australia
Hot as hell, flies as well
Soon it will be Christmas day
From a car that's like a sauna
See the dead Australian fauna
And it's stinking hot in the country
Smell of gumtrees, there is no breeze
Watch for smoke in the sky
These are the signs that it's Christmas
Chorus:
Barbeques, lots of booze
It's Christmas time in Australia
Hot as hell, flies as well
Soon it will be Christmas day
Nice and cosy, round the bushfires
Hose the roof as it burns
We're fired up in the suburbs
Black horizons in the morning
Didn't hear the fire warning
Where are my sunnies? -It's Christmas!