The Ouaga Christmas Song

The OUAGA Song
(to the tune of “The Christmas Song” aka “Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire”, with apologies to Mel Torme)

Brochettes roasting on an open fire,
Red dust clogging up your nose.
Mobylettes with a family of four,
And guards dressed up like Eskimos.

Everybody knows some “poulet” and a bowl of tô,
Needs some “pimant” to taste right,
Geckos grunt and donkeys bellow,
To make it hard to sleep the night !

We hope that Santa’s on his way,
But Air France left his bag of toys on the runway
But every expat knows, there’s still time yet,
To spend a fortune at Marina Market!

So if you’re in Ouaga for the Holidays,
We’ve got J.P. Chenet just for you…
Burkina ain’t bad: beats the heck out of Chad!
Ouaga Christmas, Joyeux Noel, Happy Harmattan, to you!

Source: the Ouaga Kibe, an informal publication of the US Embassy in Ouagadougou for the expat community, volume 65, Dec 30, 2005