Happy Merry Lyric Contest

Adults' Submissions Set 7

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To the tune of: "O Christmas Tree"
O Credit card, O Credit card!
How high is thy interest!
O Credit card, O Credit card,
How high is thy interest!

Not only in the Yule time,
with rates, well above the prime
O Credit Card, O Credit Card,
How high is thy interest!

O Credit card, O Credit card,
Much debt doth thou bring me!
O Credit card, O Credit card,
Much debt doth thou bring me!

For every year, the Christmas spree,
puts us near to bankruptcy.
O Credit card, O Credit card,
Much debt doth thou bring me!

O Credit card, O Credit card,
Thy offers shine so brightly!
O Credit card, O Credit card,
Thy offers shine so brightly!

Each bill doth hold its major fright,
that means I cannot sleep at night.
O Credit card, O Credit card,
thy charges seemed so rightly.

Craig Kenworthy, Bozeman, MT


To the tune of: "Deck the Halls"
Trim the fat with Tim Pawlenty
Fa la la la etc.
'Cause our treasury is empty
Fa la la la, etc.
Brandish now our scarlet ledgers
Fa la la Fa la la etc.
'T'is the time for desperate measures.
Fa la la etc.

Hark, there shall be no new taxes
Hone the knives and swing the axes
Minnesotans need be thrifty
Service cuts are really nifty.

Greetings to our New Year's status
Deficits as high as stratus
Santa Tim will face and brave it
He will kill the state to save it.

Max Petrovich, Side Lake, MN


To the tune of: "Deck the Halls"
"Deck the Week with MPR"
Listening to MPR
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
Keeps me sane while in my car.
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
I'm not yelling "Jerk!" or "Pinhead!"
Fa-la-la, fa-la-la, la,la,la
I stay cool with Dale and Jim Ed.
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

Cathy Wurzer's "blizzard warning"
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
Means I'll get stuck 'til mid-morning.
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
If the tow truck doesn't answer,
Fa-la-la, fa-la-la, la,la,la
I'll just call up Katherine Lanpher.
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

Gary Eichten, man, I dig 'im
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
Gettin' down with Day and Swiggum.
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
When the wonk-fest is unruly,
Fa-la-la, fa-la-la, la,la,la
Later it's pure class with Julie.
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

How to make the drive home human?
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
Share a ride with Bach and Schumann.
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
Though my rush hours all are frittered,
Fa-la-la, fa-la-la, la,la,la
I don't mind, all things considered.
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

I can face a world of pressure,
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
Breathing in a gross of fresh air.
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
Just in case the news makes you sick,
Fa-la-la, fa-la-la, la,la,la
Through the night there's always music.
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

When the working week has ended
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
Life is savvy, sound, and splendid.
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
Wobegon: there's none genteeler.
Fa-la-la, fa-la-la, la,la,la
Yes, our norm's a night with Keillor.
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

Click and Clack, the Word they gabbeth,
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
Pipes and dreams, and that's the Sabbath.
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
Even pledge breaks are a pleasure.
Fa-la-la, fa-la-la, la,la,la
MPR, my Yuletide treasure!
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

Nancy Frick, Burnsville, MN


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