Every couple years I enjoy doing a little rewriting of classic Christmas songs and poems just for old house lovers. Let’s face it, we’re a weird flock and it’s easy too make fun of so why not make the jokes ourselves and all laugh together.
I hope each one of you has a wonderful Christmas and you’ve found this blog a blessing this year. Here’s to a great 2024 and lot more old house fun!
The 12 Days of Christmas
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me
A house full of peeling lead paint.
On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Two leaky pipes, and a house full of peeling lead paint.
On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Three broken locks, two leaky pipes, and a house full of peeling lead paint.
On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Four ugly doors, three broken locks, two leaky pipes, and a house full of peeling lead paint.
On the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Five years of chores, four ugly doors, three broken locks, two leaky pipes, and a house full of peeling lead paint.
On the sixth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Six sash a-rotting, five years of chores, four ugly doors, three broken locks, two leaky pipes, and a house full of peeling lead paint.
On the seventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Seven panes a-breaking, six sash a-rotting, five years of chores, four ugly doors, three broken locks, two leaky pipes, and a house full of peeling lead paint.
On the eighth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Eight builders bilking, seven panes a-breaking, six sash a-rotting, five years of chores, four ugly doors, three broken locks, two leaky pipes, and a house full of peeling lead paint.
On the ninth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Nine squirrels a-chewing, eight builders bilking, seven panes a-breaking, six sash a-rotting, five years of chores, four ugly doors, three broken locks, two leaky pipes, and a house full of peeling lead paint.
On the tenth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Ten boards a-breaking, nine squirrels a-chewing, eight builders bilking, seven panes a-breaking, six sash a-rotting, five years of chores, four ugly doors, three broken locks, two leaky pipes, and a house full of peeling lead paint.
On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Eleven thousand termites, ten boards a-breaking, nine squirrels a-chewing, eight builders bilking, seven panes a-breaking, six sash a-rotting, five years of chores, four ugly doors, three broken locks, two leaky pipes, and a house full of peeling lead paint.
On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Twelve months of payments, ‘leven thousand termites, ten boards a-breaking, nine squirrels a-chewing, eight builders bilking, seven panes a-breaking, six sash a-rotting, five years of chores, four ugly doors, three broken locks, two leaky pipes, and a house full of peeling lead paint.
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