ID: 1043
Date: 1990s - 2000
Title: Fill the halls
Gender: Male 
Classification: Parody 
Rhyme: 

Fill the halls with gasoline,
Fa la, la ,la, la, la, la, la, la.
Strike the match and burn it clean,
Fa la, la ,la, la, la, la, la, la.
Watch the school burn down to ashes,
Fa la, la ,la, la, la, la, la, la.
Aren't we glad we play with matches?
Fa la, la ,la, la, la, la, la, la.

(Kerikeri, 1999; Auckland, 2000)

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Deck the halls with gasoline,
Fa la, la ,la, la, la, la, la, la.
Light a match and watch it glean,
Fa la, la ,la, la, la, la, la, la.
Now you've burnt the school to ashes,
Fa la, la ,la, la, la, la, la, la.
Aren't you glad you played with matches?
Fa la, la ,la, la, la, la, la, la.

(Northland, 1990s; Christchurch, 2000; Auckland, 2000)

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Fill the halls with gasoline,
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la.
Light a match and watch it gleam,
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la.
Watch the school burn down to ashes.
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la.
Aren't you glad you play with matches?
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la.

(Christchurch, 2000)

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Background Info: Sung to the tune of "Deck the Halls",  a Christmas carol.

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Keywords: authority, violence 
Location: Various NZ 
Group size: 5 
Incidence: 6