The 12 Days of Christmas, Mai-Kai style

On the first day of Christmas
The Mai-Kai gave to me
a Derby Daiquiri

Derby Daiquiri. (Photo by Hurricane Hayward, November 2011)
Derby Daiquiri. (Photo by Hurricane Hayward, November 2011)

On the second day of Christmas,
The Mai-Kai gave to me,
Two Shrunken Skulls,
And a Derby Daiquiri.

On the third day of Christmas,
The Mai-Kai gave to me,
Three Shark Bites,
Two Shrunken Skulls,
And a Derby Daiquiri

On the fourth day of Christmas,
The Mai-Kai gave to me,
Four Hidden Pearls,
Three Shark Bites,
Two Shrunken Skulls,
And a Derby Daiquiri.

Mutiny, April 2011
Mutiny, April 2011. (Photo by Hurricane Hayward)

On the fifth day of Christmas,
The Mai-Kai gave to me,
Five Mutinys,
Four Hidden Pearls,
Three Shark Bites,
Two Shrunken Skulls,
And a Derby Daiquiri.

On the sixth day of Christmas,
The Mai-Kai gave to me,
Six Mai-Kai Swizzles,
Five Mutinys,
Four Hidden Pearls,
Three Shark Bites,
Two Shrunken Skulls,
And a Derby Daiquiri.

On the seventh day of Christmas,
The Mai-Kai gave to me,
Seven K.O. Coolers,
Six Mai-Kai Swizzles,
Five Mutinys,
Four Hidden Pearls,
Three Shark Bites,
Two Shrunken Skulls,
And a Derby Daiquiri.

Mara-Amu, March 2011
Mara-Amu, March 2011 (photo by Hurricane Hayward).

On the eighth day of Christmas,
The Mai-Kai gave to me,
Eight Mara-Amus,
Seven K.O. Coolers,
Six Mai-Kai Swizzles,
Five Mutinys,
Four Hidden Pearls,
Three Shark Bites,
Two Shrunken Skulls,
And a Derby Daiquiri.

On the ninth day of Christmas,
The Mai-Kai gave to me,
Nine Deep Sea Divers,
Eight Mara-Amus,
Seven K.O. Coolers,
Six Mai-Kai Swizzles,
Five Mutinys,
Four Hidden Pearls,
Three Shark Bites,
Two Shrunken Skulls,
And a Derby Daiquiri.

Shrunken Skull. (Photo by Hurricane Hayward, July 2011)
Shrunken Skull. (Photo by Hurricane Hayward, July 2011)

On the tenth day of Christmas,
The Mai-Kai gave to me,
Ten Mai-Kai Blizzards,
Nine Deep Sea Divers,
Eight Mara-Amus,
Seven K.O. Coolers,
Six Mai-Kai Swizzles,
Five Mutinys,
Four Hidden Pearls,
Three Shark Bites,
Two Shrunken Skulls,
And a Derby Daiquiri.

On the eleventh day of Christmas,
The Mai-Kai gave to me,
Eleven Piña Passions,
Ten Mai-Kai Blizzards,
Nine Deep Sea Divers,
Eight Mara-Amus,
Seven K.O. Coolers,
Six Mai-Kai Swizzles,
Five Mutinys,
Four Hidden Pearls,
Three Shark Bites,
Two Shrunken Skulls,
And a Derby Daiquiri.

The Mai-Kai Christmas Tree, December 2012
The Mai-Kai Christmas Tree, December 2012. (Photo by Hurricane Hayward)

On the twelfth day of Christmas,
The Mai-Kai gave to me,
Twelve Bora Boras,
Eleven Piña Passions,
Ten Mai-Kai Blizzards,
Nine Deep Sea Divers,
Eight Mara-Amus,
Seven K.O. Coolers,
Six Mai-Kai Swizzles,
Five Mutinys,
Four Hidden Pearls,
Three Shark Bites,
Two Shrunken Skulls,
And a Derby Daiquiri.

Mele Kalikimaka!

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