We come from Italy, meeting place
Where fiery Etna eternally seethes
See both Eurasian and African Plates
And poor Pompeii were it’s hard to Breathe
We come from every land and creed
-- at Julebord we all are CEED!
We come from Germany, and know only toil
Tonight we party and destroy that myth!
The cradle of Nietzsche, Beethoven and Freud
Is not on the weekend so serious.
We come from every land and creed
-- at Julebord we all are CEED!
We come from France, across the sea
South the Riviera’s golden light
people of high culture and the only country
With food so nice as we have tonight
We come from every land and creed
-- at Julebord we all are CEED!
We come from Russia, from Siberia’s chill
We drink a toast as is suitin’
for Mount Elbrus! -- Europe’s highest hill --
Its majesty there’s no disputin’.
We come from every land and creed
-- at Julebord we all are CEED!
We come from England, fond birthplace
Of Charles Lyell and Charles Darwin
Clearly a country with excellent taste
Their prince will wed an American
We come from every land and creed
-- at Julebord we all are CEED!
We come from China, from Gobi dry
World’s fifth largest desert so parched and cursed
Bare rock beneath a blazing sky
Fear not! Tonight we shall not thirst
We come from every land and creed
-- at Julebord we all are CEED!
We come from India, where Miocene
abruptly lifted skyward Himalaya
Look close at the Indian plate and see
A tiny piece of Gond-a-wana
We come from every land and creed
-- at Julebord we all are CEED!
We come from Romania, green and lush
Where Maros flows through gentle wood
Known for forest, tree and bush
And Dracula’s strong thirst for blood
We come from every land and creed
-- at Julebord we all are CEED!
We come from the Netherlands, a flatish place
Where blank piece of paper serves as topo map
Bicycle to the beach and ocean gaze
To get down to the sea, just go one meter up
We come from every land and creed
-- at Julebord we all are CEED!
We come from America, land of the free
whose peoples you must not together lump
From north to south to west to east
The majority did not vote for -------
We come from every land and creed
-- at Julebord we all are CEED!
We come from Switzerland, on high
We eat fondue soon as we’re born
Our trains and watches synchronize
To hike us up the Matterhorn
We come from every land and creed
-- at Julebord we all are CEED!
We come from Brazil, not very near
Vast Rainforests where the Amazon starts
only one student whom I hope is here
What we lack in numbers we make up in heart
We come from every land and creed
-- at Julebord we all are CEED!
We come from Hungary, famous bend
in rivers Tisza and Danube free
And soon this poem nears its end
For dessert you all are hung-ar-y
We come from every land and creed
-- at Julebord we all are CEED!
We come from Norway, gracious host
The craton extends its welcoming hand
Fjords and mountains lovely most
Ja, how vi elsker dette land!
We come from every land and creed
-- at Julebord we all are CEED!