Lyrics: Liam Rickard
Music: Liam Rickard
Christmas in Yiwu – Liam S Rickard 2014/15, Chinese lyrics by Cloud Yun Wan
My eyes are filled with a thousand glittering stars,
a million little red coated white bearded men,
tiny fluffy blond white children with wings,
Five thousand spiky polystyrene things
And of course, the baubles and LEDs,
such beauty to to adorn your plastic tree,
the most pretty plastic items that there's ever been
for competitive prices like you've never seen.
Happy Christmas from our factory in Yiwu
Happy Christmas from our factory in Yiwu
You've got a colourful Christmas tree,
I've got some money for my family
一遍又一遍 – Yībiàn yòu yībiàn – again and again
一天又一天 – Yītiān yòu yītiān – day after day
我没有时间 – Wǒ méiyǒu shíjiān – I do not have time
也没有思念 – Yě méiyǒu sīniàn – no thoughts
dip it in the glue
put it in glitter machine
hang it up and then
we'll do it all again!
Happy Christmas from our factory in Yiwu
Happy Christmas from our factory in Yiwu
You've got a colourful Christmas tree,
I've got some money for my family
Its all about give and take in this big bad world you give me money, I give you most of my time
making pretty plastic items that you really need
for competitive prices like you've never seen.
Yibiàn yòu yibiàn,
ten face masks a day
Yitian yòu yitian,
engulfed in christmas dust
Wo méiyou shíjian,
in my hair and on my hands
Ye méiyou siniàn,
how is this crap in demand?
Jingle bells, Christmas elves, making fat white bearded men
Jingle bells, Christmas sells, Some with a saxophone,
No one knows, no one knows, tidings of comfort and joy,
Plastic toys, plastic toys, Who is that baby in a cowshed?
we could do it in our sleep
if they'd let us have some sleep
I'll stay for just another year
then I'm getting out of here!
Happy Christmas from our factory in Yiwu
Happy Christmas from our factory in Yiwu
You've got a colourful Christmas tree,
I've got some money for my family
Jingle bells, Christmas elves
Jingle bells, Christmas sells
Jingle bells, Christmas elves
Jingle bells, Christmas sells.