O Come All Ye Goofballs (Oh Come All Ye Faithful)

 O Come All Ye Goofballs (Oh Come All Ye Faithful) 

The tune has been attributed to several musicians, including John Francis Wade, John Reading and his son, to Handel, and even the German composer Gluck. The Portuguese composer Marcos Portugal or King John IV of Portugal have also been credited. Thomas Arne, whom Wade knew, is another possible composer. - Wikipedia  

All those folks were from the 16 and 1700s.   

This might’ve been the second or third one to get written. I had O Come All Ye Faithful in my head and I just sang the phrase “o come all ye goofballs” at my friends out of nowhere. I thought, “hey, this needs to get done all the way through.” 

 

O come, all ye goofballs 
Joyful and so foolish 
Oh come ye, oh come ye to myyyyyy house 
Come and eat snaaaacks 
So many to eat 
Oh come and eat some snacks  
Oh come and eat some snacks 
Oh come and eat some snacks, like 
Cookies and pie 

 

Sing winter's praises 
Sing out love for snow days 
Sing, all you snow sport fans, of which I am not 
Glory to flurries 
White precipitation 
Oh sing the song of snow days 
Oh sing the song of snow days 
Oh sing the song of snow days 
Well into March 

 

Yay for mulled cider 
So warm and so cozy 
Maybe a coffee or a warm cuppa tea 
Sip drinks of warmth 
Love in your esophagus 
Oh sing the praise of warm drinks 
Oh sing the praise of warm drinks 
oh sing the praise of warm drinks like 
Hot chocolate. 

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