The Christmas lights are still ablaze
In Evran Town, for the past 12 days
"What heathen practice is this" I cry.
In France ? with more faithful than first meets the eye?
The answer to this question is now being told
As pagan history is seen to unfold
"Real" Christians count twelve from boxing day night
after which these lights must be out of sight
I need more input for my research
probably from people who go to church
But breaking news has just been aired
(I trust your patience can still be spared)
about all these 12th nights and strange traditions
confusing the real message of their missions
Ukraneans, on the 6th, eat one course per apostle
(with twelve, the bill must be colossal !)
We eat "les Gallettes des Rois" (it's made of frangipan)
hoping to find a holy star? that's if we can.
None of us is born a Christian, Moslem, Hindu or Jew
We can choose a belief from a list of quite a few
Or we can learn it all from other sources
like doing right or wrong, whatever the cause is.
So just when one's life seems to be in tatters
when nothing seems to solve these matters
it brings me to my central point
Stand tall, enjoy it all - stub out that lousy joint!.
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