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Sticky Beak the Kiwi

Bob Edwards Cazna Gyp, and Neil Roberts TVNZ




  1. Now Sticky Beak the kiwi, that bird from way down under
    He's caused a great commotion and it isn't any wonder
    He's notified old Santa Claus to notify the deer
    That he will pull the Christmas sleigh in the southern hemisphere.

    Chorus:
    Lots of toys for girls and boys load the christmas sleigh
    He will take the starlight trail along the milky way.
    Hear the laughing children as they shout aloud with glee:
    'Sticky Beak, Sticky Beak, be sure to call on me.'

  2. Now every little kiwi, and every kangaroo, too,
    The wallaby, the weka, and the platypus and emu,
    Have made themselves a Christmas tree with stars and shining bright,
    So Sticky Beak will see the way to guide the sleigh tonight.

  3. Now Sticky Beak the kiwi, that Maori-land dictator,
    Will not allow Rudolph's nose this side of the equator
    So when you hear the sleighbells ring you'll know that he's the boss,
    And Sticky Beak will pull the sleigh beneath the Southern Cross.

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...
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...
One on a Tractor
We three kings of Orient are
One on a tractor, two in a car...
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