Tonalité : E major
Verse 1
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Oh, riding a reindeer
Oh, riding a reindeer
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Oh, riding a reindeer
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Oh, riding a reindeer
It's a hundred degrees
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in the middle of a winter day
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A
And Abdul is sweating
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as he carries his basket
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Ignoring the flies that are swarming,
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they've come to stay
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when your product is dried camel dung,
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you get used to it.
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He's only 13
but he's been up since 4am.
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It's better to shift crap
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in the cool of the morning.
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It's a long smelly day
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for a few dozen deer ham.
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15 brothers and sisters
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need clothing and feeding.
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In the luxury hotel,
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the tourists are rising,
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some coffee and croissants
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before lazing by the pool.
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Thank heavens the weather's so
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pleasantly surprising,
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perfect for topping up your tan
between long drinks and getting cool.
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Oh, riding a reindeer
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Oh, oh, oh, riding a reindeer
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It's over two thousand miles
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from Helsinki to Agadir
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But in this age of aviation,
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it really seems very near
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Though it's two worlds apart,
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A
there are people there and people here
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G
But it's higher than a million miles
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when you're riding a reindeer
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Oh, oh, oh,
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D
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riding a reindeer
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Abdul is thinking about
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couscous and sports,
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soccer on a waste ground
playing field
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between rocks of cement,
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wishing he could pay for some boots
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and some new shorts,
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dreaming of scoring a winning goal
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in the Tarudol tournament.
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At lunchtime the guests are play
ing bingo in the restaurant,
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over the salmon
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an d special of coquillage white wine.
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Good heavens,
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D
the winner of the CD players,
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that lady from Finland.
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That little white -haired granny
who can't speak English
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and smiles all the time.
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Riding a reindeer.
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Every year she comes,
the smarmy manager whis
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pers to his friends.
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Keeps herself to herself,
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goes out walking for no good reason.
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Pays her bill
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and then leaves for the
North Pole once again.
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Aren't some people strange?
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I don't know why she bothers
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to come here each season.
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Riding a reindeer
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Riding a reindeer
It's over two thousand miles
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A
from Helsinki to Agadir
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A
But in this age of aviation
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A
G
it really seems very near
A
D
Though it's two worlds apart,
G
A
there are people there and people here
G
But it's more than a million miles
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G
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D
G
when you're riding a reindeer
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D
G
Riding a reindeer
A
Riding a reindeer
Abdul's mother is sick
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and two babies are starving.
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The water from the river
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was polluted again.
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He's so tired, he's so weary,
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scabs on his lips, his mouth is hurting.
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Is all life like this?
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Constant dull, numb, nagging pain?
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There's a knock on the door.
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It's the village official.
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Are you sitting down?
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You're very lucky today.
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Every year one family is given much money
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by a strange little lady
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with white hair from far away.
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There are phones, there is food,
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all the children will be fed.
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There is school he wants to learn,
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reading and writing for the boy.
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There are soccer shoes
and shorts sat in white
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with stripes of red.
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Tears come to his eyes,
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tears of happiness and joy.
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A
Riding a reindeer
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D
It goes over two thousand miles
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A
From Helsinki to Agadir
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A
But in this age of aviation
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A
G
It really seems very near
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Though it's two worlds apart
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A
There are people there and people here
G
But it's more than a million miles
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D
G
When you're riding a reindeer
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D
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D
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Riding a reindeer
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D
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Ridin' in a Ray -Jay
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Ridin' in a Ray -Jay
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