Yep, that's the sucker, all right. And you remember it nearly the same way. And lose it at the same spot I do. I wonder where out there my chorus teacher is? Eh, I should google for the rest. I thought it was funny at the time, too, but have been chewed up in bad breakups enough to sympathize with the fury. I also spent a long time dealing with livestock, love, and money. So the conversion of gift (what kind of white elephant was he giving her in all those people anyway?) into object of rage/vengeance, ridicule, livestock, and rejection is understandable. Or it's just a silly song. I couldn't find the creepy for myself. But then, I like Tom Lehrer and morbid medieval ballads. Not exclusively.
Maybe this will help. Thanks for mentioning The Twelve Days After Christmas. I may have heard it before once or twice, but I'm not sure. It does seem rather Tom Lehrer-ish.
I like Tom Lehrer and medieval ballads too (not sure I've heard too many morbid medieval ballads). Unfortunately, since HS I've been exposed to people who feed off anger, who look hard for ways they can imagine themselves wronged so they can feel gleeful and self-righteous about being vindictive and cruel. This song now reminds me of them. I'm glad that for some folks it's just a silly song (really). Certainly the original is silly fun, with all those gifts. I wonder if it was an early cry against the commercialization of Christmas? ;-)
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