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Title: 12 days of Yule (#2447)
Author: Aearwen
Chapters: 1

Archive: Tolkien
Category: Songs of the Green Dragon
Description: Now how about some elvish Yule songs?! Get in mood and start singing along!
Written for the Little Balrog!
Published: 16 Dec 2005
Updated: 16 Dec 2005
Warnings: total silliness
Type: Humour
Characters: Maeglin


Chapter 1 - 12 days of Yule

On the first day of Yule 
my first age elf sent to me 
A craban in a mallorn tree. 

On the second day of Yule, 
my first age elf sent to me 
Two  Oliphaunts, 
And a craban in a mallorn tree. 

On the third day of Yule, 
my first age elf sent to me 
Three fat orcs, 
Two Oliphaunts, 
And a craban in a mallorn tree. 

On the fourth day of Yule, 
my first age elf sent to me 
Four Lorien elves, 
Three fat orcs, 
Two Oliphauntss, 
And a craban in a mallorn tree. 

On the fifth day of Yule, 
my first age elf sent to me 
Five power rings, 
Four Lorien elves, 
Three fat orcs, 
Two Oliphaunts, 
And a craban in a mallorn tree. 

On the sixth day of Yule, 
my first age elf sent to me 
Six fell beast a-flying, 
Five power rings, 
Four Lorien elves, 
Three fat orcs, 
Two  Oliphaunts, 
And a craban in a mallorn tree. 

On the seventh day of Yule, 
my first age elf sent to me 
Seven swans a-swimming, 
Six fell beast a-flying, 
Five power rings, 
Four Lorien elves, 
Three fat orcs, 
Two Oliphaunts, 
And a craban in a mallorn tree. 

On the eighth day of Yule, 
my first age elf sent to me 
Eight elven maids cleaning, 
Seven swan boats cruising, 
Six fell beast a-flying, 
Five power rings, 
Four Lorien elves, 
Three fat orcs, 
Two  Oliphaunts, 
And a craban in a mallorn tree. 

On the ninth day of Yule, 
my first age elf sent to me 
Nine  wood elves dancing, 
Eight elven maids cleaning, 
Seven swan boats cruising, 
Six fell beast a-flying, 
Five power rings, 
Four Lorien elves, 
Three fat orcs, 
Two Oliphauntss, 
And a craban in a mallorn tree. 

On the tenth day of Yule, 
my first age elf sent to me 
Ten cave trolls a-leaping, 
Nine  wood elves dancing, 
Eight elven maids cleaning, 
Seven swan boats cruising, 
Six fell beast a-flying, 
Five power rings, 
Four Lorien elves, 
Three fat orcs, 
Two Oliphaunts, 
And a craban in a mallorn tree. 

On the eleventh day of Yule, 
my first age elf sent to me 
Eleven Uruks roaring, 
Ten cave trolls a-leaping, 
Nine wood elves dancing, 
Eight elven maids cleaning, 
Seven swan boats cruising, 
Six fell beast a-flying, 
Five power rings, 
Four Lorien elves, 
Three fat orcs, 
Two  Oliphaunts, 
And a craban in a mallorn tree. 

On the twelfth day of Yule, 
my first age elf sent to me 
Twelve Balrogs burning, 
Eleven Uruks roaring, 
Ten cave trolls a-leaping, 
Nine wood elves dancing, 
Eight elven maids cleaning, 
Seven swan boats cruising, 
Six fell beast a-flying, 
Five power rings, 
Four Lorien elves, 
Three fat orcs, 
Two  Oliphaunts, 
And a craban in a mallorn tree!
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