ID: 109 Date: 1990s - 2006 Title: Joy to the world Gender: Male and Female Classification: Parody Rhyme: Joy to the world the teacher's dead. We barbequed her head. What happened to the body? We flushed it down the potty. Round and round it went, Round and round and round, it went. Until it overflows (Rununga, 2004) Hallelujah, the school burned down. (Rotorua, 1990s; Christchurch, 1990; Orewa, 1990s; Twizel, 1998; New Plymouth, 1999; Papakura, 2000; Christchurch, 2000; Auckland, 2000 x 3; Whangarei, 2000; Christchurch, 2000 x 2; Waitakere City, 2001; Wellington, 2001 x 2) -- Joy to the world the teacher's dead. We barbequed her head. What about the body? We flushed it down the potty. With peanut butter and honey, And round and round it goes. (Christchurch, 1998) -- Joy to the world, The school burned down, And all the teachers too. The principal is dead, We shot her in the head, The secretary too, We flushed her down the loo! Tra la, la, la, la la, la, la la. (Auckland, 1990s; NZ ex Vanuatu, International School, 2000) -- Joy to the world the teacher's dead. We cut off her head, And used it for bread What about the body? Flushed it down the potty. And round and round it goes, And round and round it goes. (Te Aroha, 1990s) -- Joy to the world the teacher's dead. We barbequed her head. What about the body? Flushed it down the potty. The teacher is dead! (Rangiora, 1990s; Geraldine, 2002) -- Joy to the world the teacher's dead. We barbequed her head. What about the body? Flushed it down the potty. Round and round it goes, The toilet overflows, Down to the sewerage where she belongs. (Hamilton, 2000) -- Joy to the world, We chopped off (teacher's name) head. And as for the body, We flushed it down the potty, Round and round it goes, Round and round it goes. (Ashburton, 2000) -- Joy to the world the teacher's dead. We barbequed her head. What about the body? Flushed it down the potty. What about her bum? We ate it like a plum, And down, down, down, And down it went. (Hamilton, 2000) -- Joy to the world, The King is dead, They chopped off his head. They barbequed his body, And flushed it down the potty, Round and round it goes, And round, and round it goes. (Auckland, 2006) -- Keywords: authority, violence, Location: Various NZ Group size: 2 Incidence: 26