Monday, December 22, 2008

Bum Bum Bum! Hey, They's Too Many Bums in This Carol!

Above is this year's drawing for our family Christmas card, featuring--as it has for the past 20 years--my twin daughters and whatever non-humans allow us to live with them. Below is something I've stolen that's become a Christmas tradition around these parts. Sing along; you know the tune.

Deck us all with Boston Charlie,
Walla Walla, Wash., an' Kalamazoo!
Nora's freezin' on the trolley,
Swaller dollar cauliflower alley-garoo!
Don't we know archaic barrel,
Lullaby Lilla boy, Louisville Lou?
Trolley Molly don't love Harold,
Boola boola Pensacoola hullabaloo!

Bark us all bow-wows of folly,
Polly wolly cracker n' too-da-loo!
Hunky Dory's pop is lolly
gaggin' on the wagon,
Willy, folly go through!
Donkey Bonny brays a carol,
Antelope Cantaloup, 'lope with you!
Chollie's collie barks at Barrow,
Harum scarum five alarum bung-a-loo!

--Walt Kelly

3 comments:

Namowal (Jennifer Bourne) said...

Heh heh.
My dad sings this too.
(He seems impressed that I know it's from "Pogo.")
Cute card, too.

Sherwood Harrington said...

Is that Amber gliding with speed and grace through the background? Good for her!

And good for the rest of you, too. Merry Christmas from the bedlam of Ft. Harrington!

ronnie said...

A wonderful card as usual Brian!

Merry Christmas to you all.