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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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