To the tune of ‘We Three Kings’…
Dog and mistress suffering are,
Fever-ridden, stuffed with catarrh…
Snuffling, sneezing,
Coughing, wheezing,
Feeling quite under par…
Oh…ohh…
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Chorus:
Got the lurgy, don’t feel great…
Christmas chores are running late,
Early closing?
Should be dozing!
Think that we should hibernate…
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Dog’s complaining ‘cause I won’t go
Out for walks in frost, fog and snow,
She is seething,
I’m not breathing…
So much for ‘ho, ho, ho’.
Oh…ohh
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Chorus
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In the shed the tree’s still in store,
Baubles, tinsel, angels galore,
They can stay there,
I just don’t care!
Feeling too stiff and sore…
Oh…ohh…
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Chorus
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Haven’t baked a cake or mince pie,
I should make the effort and try,
Guests arriving,
Feel I’m skiving,
Think I’ll curl up and cry…
Oh…ohh…
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Chorus
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No gifts wrapped for Santa Claus’ sleigh,
Christmas cheer? Not much here today,
Nose is glowing
And it’s snowing…
… I need a holiday…
Oh…ohh…
*
Got the lurgy, don’t feel great…
Christmas chores are running late,
Early closing?
Should be dozing!
Think that we should hibernate…
*
Sue Vincent's Daily Echo 
Funny! Truly funny
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Thanks, Annette 😀
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Hahahahahahaha……….
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😀
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I remember the old version from school;
We three kings of orient are, one in a taxi one inbva car,
one on a scooter papping his hooter, smoking a big cigar. 🎅
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I think all schools had a version, Kyt 😉
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I think I prefer this version Sue, but not your discomfort. Get well soon. 🙂
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I’ll be glad to see the back of this, Di 😉
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I hope it’s not the same one we had, it took weeks to go away.
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It went once and came back worse 😦
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arghhhhhhh! Ours just didn’t want to go away.
Brandy toddies?
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Having enough trouble swallowing tea 😉
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Oh Sue. How horrible.
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Not the happiest of bunnies 😉
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😦
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This made my day! I do hope you feel better, though. No fun being sick.
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Thanks, Amy 🙂 This bug has very bad timing, I have to say 😉
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Love this Sue, hoping you are better soon.. hope this Christmas song can bring you and Ani up💜💜💜.
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Oddly enough, I’ve just rewritten this one too 🙂
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Excellent I love re written poems, songs and Christmas Carols 💜
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It’s keeping me amused 😉
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Well that really all we need to know 💜
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😀 ❤
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Abso-bloody-lutely brilliant!!! 😀
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Heh 😀
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🤗
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Hope you and Ani get well SOOOOOON 🤗❤️🤗
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Thanks, Chris! Not how I imagined going viral 😉 xxx
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😂😂😂❤️❤️❤️
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😀
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I’ve just sung that whole rendition!!! It’s great!!!!
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But get well soon Sue and Ani. Being ill is not great!!!
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Not the best timing 😉
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🤗🤗
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More to come 😉
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I may even record it for you!!! 🤗
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That would be great, Ritu 🙂 Do dropme a link if you do 🙂
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On my task list 🤗
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Yay 🙂
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I just tried one version!!!! But I want to rerecord tomorrow!!!
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I’ll watch out for it. 😉
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🤗 I hope I can do your great lyrics justice!!! My throat is feeling a little sure too!!!
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For goodness sake, don’t come down with anything nasty!
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I’m hoping not… But the kids at school are very generous at sharing viral infections and there are plenty to choose from! And Lil Princess is coughing away tonight… But her carol concert is tomorrow!
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Oh dear… this season can be such fun;)
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Did not sleep well… This does not bode well for the weekend .
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Oh dear… 😦
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I know… So much to do… I cannot really be ill this weekend!!!
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No, not this time of year!
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😣
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Quite brilliant. Your body might be shot but the mind still functions
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Barely, Geoff, barely 😉
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I know just how you feel, your post really cheered me up! We just don’t have time to be ill at this time of year. Hope you are feeling better soon. I have that tune stuck in my head now!
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I’ve moved on to others, so watch this space 😉
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Can’t wait!
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🙂
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Terrific ditty, Sue, but I am sorry to hear that you’ve caught a bug… not a good time of year (is there ever?) for it. Get well soon!
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Thanks, Eliza. A bug will always pick the most inconvenient time… but at least I was okay for the workshop weekend 😉
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I hope you are feeling better and can enjoy the season! Great take on We Three Kings! Our old version was: We Three Things of Orient are, smoking on a rotten cigar….
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I think our old school version is probably unprintable…and no-one would recognise the teachers’ names 😉
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Brilliant and very catchy. I hope you feel better soon and best wishes for Christmas and the new year. X
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Thanks, Dorne 🙂 x
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Ouch. I can’t imagine anything worse than coming down with the cold/flu just now. I hope you’re feeling better soon. Be kind to yourself! -hugs-
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Thanks, Meeka… now seems to be the ‘usual’ time for this sort of thing 😉
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Meh…immune system + stress = cold? Yeah. 😦
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That’s about the size of it.
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I’m sure you know how to treat a cold, but if you have some Betadine, try painting some onto your skin. The iodine is like food for the immune system. May help. 🙂
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That isn’t something I have in the medicine cupboard, sadly, but my diet is fairly iodine rich.
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Then you’re fine. Here in Australia, our soil doesn’t provide enough so some supplementation is needed.
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Modern diets often lack enough too.
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lol – modern diets seem to lack almost everything! Not that I’m a food fanatic or anything….
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Tell me about it… We did used to learn about nutrition in school… not sure they still do…
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In one ear, out the other?
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Not sure it is taught any more.
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I think we have something related to cooking here, as an elective, but I don’t think nutrition is taught. We do have a primary school initiative though. It marries growing vegies in the school plots and then showing the kids how to eat them. Maybe some slight cooking involved. Apparently the kids love it. Sadly it’s not done at every school.
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Too many basic skills are being allowed to falter…which is a shame.
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Yeah, I’d love to teach kids some of the old fashioned tips and tricks of our mothers’ generation – like bi-carb and vinegar for cleaning and some basic food nutrition. 😦
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I remember the fabulous old books of household hints my great-grandmother had…. and many of them worked beautifully. I still teach my sons the things I remember.
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Okay, wrong time of year to bring this up but…what if we sent a call out, asking people for tips and tricks from the past? We’d have to test them, but the ones that actually worked could go into a little book for younger generations. Maybe we could make it free for anyone who wanted it?
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Not a bad idea… I’ve been asking for old lore of all kinds for a while, but have had only a few responses.
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Do you have a post about it? I can tweet the url. That might help, esp as some of my friends have MCS so probably know a lot about old-style, non-chemical tricks.
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It would come under the Living Lore series : https://scvincent.com/living-lore/
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Yes, that could work! I’ll put out a tweet. 🙂
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🙂
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Excellent Sue considering you are under the weather… I do hope you feel better soon with time to get into the Christmas spirit.. in fact don’t wait, open a bottle of brandy now and get some down you…♥♥
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I’ll stick to hot lemon and tea, Sally, thanks. No brandy while I still have to drive to work… 😦 xx
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Reblogged this on Campbells World and commented:
Love it!
Reminds me of the Christmas i came down with a horrid case of flu.
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That’s never good.Thank you, Patty.
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Laughing all the way… 🙂 Ho, ho, ho! xo
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Heh 😀
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This is nothing short of Fabulous, Sue! And I’m sending up prayers for you to feel better in time to enjoy the holiday–let everyone around you do the decorating, cooking, etc!
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Thanks, Rene…but I don’tthink the dog can manage on her own 😉
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Oh.
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Sorry you’re so poorly, Sue, but your alternative carol did make me smile. Unfortunately, I feel I’ll be hearing the chorus as an ear worm for some time to come.
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I shall replace it with another 😉 Thank,s Mary.
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Another great little wong for our holidays 😀 I’m sorry you feel so cruddy. So far, we’ve managed to get this far and (crossed fingers) doing okay! Feel better very soon. You’ve still got a week and a bit to the holidays!
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I thought I had got away with a relatively mild bout before it came back with a vengeance 😦
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You are full of the holiday humor in addition to phlegm, so at least there’s that!
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One has to laugh… the alternative is to be lost under the pile of tissues 😉
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Oh dear, Sue, very funny but it rings of the truth.
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Sadly, Robbie, it is all true at the moment apart from the snow…which would probably get me out regardless. I can never resist a snowfall 😉
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Here you are Sue! Singing, sniffling and all!
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Thank you!! 😀
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The song is great, Sue, but I’m so sorry to hear that you’re feeling terrible. Tis the season for it as we get run down. I hope you take some time to rest and feel better soon.
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I’d love to… but my son has other ideas 😉
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Well the song was fun, but I’m sorry to hear you are once again under the weather. Wishing you well before Christmas. ❤
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I hope so, Debby…this is not great 😦 xx
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❤ ❤
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Bugger! 😦 … it sucks to get that sick. Do you have someone making you chicken soup and hot water bottles?
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Ani is not great in the kitchen…and she’d eat the chicken 😉
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