NEW  ZEALAND
FO LK * SONG 		ONe on a Tractor
John Clark, early 1970s
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We three kings of Orient are
One on a tractor, two in a car
One on a scooter
Tooting his hooter
Following yonder star

Oh, oh
Star of wonder
Star of light
Star of bewdy, she'll be right
Star of glory, that's the story
Following yonder star . ..

John Clark sang this in his Fred Dagg persona.
If you sing the line "We three kings of Orient are" to almost any older NZer, and you will get the immediate response, "One on a tractor, two in a car... "

Other NZ Christmas songs

Te Harinui
Not on a snowy night
By star or candlelight...
Backblocks Nativity
...So her kid was born in that roadman's shack
By the light of a lamp that'd hardly burn...
A Pukeko in a Ponga Tree
On the first day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
A pukeko in a ponga tree...
Sticky Beak the Kiwi
He's notified old Santa Claus to notify the deer
That he will pull the Christmas sleigh in the southern hemisphere...
Märie Te Pö   Silent Night
Märie te pö, tapu te pö
Marino, marama
Ko te Whäea, me te Tama... 		Peaceful night, holy night,
calm, bright.
See the mother and baby boy...
An Upside Down Christmas
Carol our Christmas, an upside down Christmas;
Snow is not falling and trees are not bare...
The Jersey Cow Came Mooing
The jersey cow came mooing, mooing, mooing.
The jersey cow came mooing to the old shed door...
The Southern Cross Looks Down
O little town of Bethlehem,
the Southern Cross looks down...
Christmas in New Zealand
A chance to share the good times in the summer sun
Another family holiday's begun


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Published November 30, 2000, revised Dec 16, 2001