How about for the First Noel No ale, no stout No beer, sold out..... Valerie From: "Brian Binns" <bnbinns@gmail.com> > Subject: [NTT] Christmas songs > > We three Kings of Orient are, > > One in a Taxi, one in a car, > > One on a scooter, papping his hooter, > > Following yonder star. > > > > The scooter in question was not of course a Vespa or Lambretta, but a > child's scooter that you scooted along with your foot. Now none of the > ones > I knew had horns, so how come we sang about hooters? Probably just because > it rhymed. > > > > The other one was:- > > > > Whilst Shepherds washed their socks at night, > > All steaming in the pot, > > A lump of soot came tumbling down, > > And spoilt the blinkin' lot. > > > > Another illogical wording. As the Shepherds were seated outside, how could > a > lump of soot come down? > > > > Oh the innocence of youth. > > Anyone else remember singing these? > > > > Brian Binns > > > > ------------------------------ >