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A poem about Christmas



 
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A poem about Christmas Mon Dec 24, 2007 12:35 pm  A poem about Christmas
 

Hi, guys
Check out a poem I stumbled upon on the net today:


Twas the Night before Christmas, and all through the shack
Not a creature was stirrin', cept the lice on muh back.
The Skoal cans wuz nailed to the screen door with care,
With hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there.

The children were sleepin', all snug in their beds,
While visions of tractor pulls danced in their heads.
And Ma in her nightgown all stained with pound cake.
Had just settled down to watch Ricki Lake.

When out in the driveway, a loud noise I heard,
I opened the winder to check muh T-bird.
I ran to the door, like I's on a mission,
But I tripped on some parts from muh granny's transmission.

The moon shone outside, the hound dog wuz barkin'.
Muh daughter weren't home yet, she wuz still out parkin'.

When what to muh whiskey blind eyes should I see
But a Chevy S-10, pulled by eight flyin' sheep.
With a fat nasty driver, so disgustin' and sick
I said, "Shoot Fire! That must be St. Nick!

More rapid than X-lax his wooly sheep came
And he belched and he hollered, and he called 'em by name.

Now CLIFFORD! Now VERNON! Now LESTER and ENUS!
On FESTUS! On ELMER! On ROSCOE and CLETUS!

From the top of the shack to them there garbage bins
Now Dash Away! Dash Away! Dash Away youins!

I heard a loud sound on the roof of muh shack.
Pud down muh beer and went fer muh gun rack.
He fell through the roof, plum killed my dog,
I swear that ole' Santa looked just like Boss Hog.

He wore a T-shirt, rebel flag on the front,
And his jeans were all bloody from that morning's hunt.
A big nekkid lady tattooed on his arm,
And he wore black boots that he'd picked up in 'Nam.

His eyes, how they glazed from too much Wild Turkey.
From the side of his mouth hung a stick of beef jerky.
A scar on his cheek from a fight with the cops.
The veins on his face looked ready to pop.

The butt of a Marlboro clung to his lip
He wore a hip pack full of B-B-Q chips.
He had a fat face and a hairy beer belly.
I ain't seen one that big since muh ex-wife Shelly.

He was gap-toothed and dumb with an I.Q. of three
And I laughed cause that redneck was smarter than me.
A wink of his eye, a fierce shake of his head,
From his hair came a rat that ran under the bed.

He reached in his sack, sipped his gin and tonic,
Then filled the kid's stockings with Hooked on Phonics.
His toys came from Big Lots and they weren't very nice
But he had lots of them and yuh can't beat the price.

He gave us a tape of them hound dogs that sing Jingle Bells.
Some Crisco, some Spam, some Oatmeal Cream pies,
And a Nascar T-shirt in Double X size.

When the presents were gone and he had no more,
He staggered and stumbled right through muh screen door.

He hopped in his truck, to his sheep gave an order
"Hurry up youins! To the Tennessee border!"
And I heard him cry out, with a strong southern drawl,
"MERRY CHRISTMAS, YOU REDNECKS! MERRY CHRISTMAS Y'ALL... YEE HAWWWW!

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A poem about Christmas Mon Dec 24, 2007 17:49 pm  A poem about Christmas
 

Hi Alex

If that sort of Christmas poem tickles your fancy, you might also like this unusual Christmas song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPaGQEskSKM

It's quite well known in the US and even has its own Wikipedia entry: Laughing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandma_Got_Run_Over_by_a_Reindeer

Here are the lyrics:
http://www.41051.com/xmaslyrics/grandma.html

Merry Christmas!
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A poem about Christmas Mon Dec 24, 2007 19:16 pm  A poem about Christmas
 

Hi, Amy!
What a nice song! I got a kick out of listening to it:)
Mary Christmas to you too !

I guess this next song is not your cup of tea, but I can't help but put out the link to this very unusual Christmas song (by Weird Al Yankovic - The Night Santa Went Crazy ):
http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb-Mce9VpmY

BTW, didn't you notice that the script to the song is wrong in one place:
The script says "There were hoof prints ..." but the singer says "She had hoof prints" ? Or is it just me?! Confused
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A poem about Christmas Mon Dec 24, 2007 22:05 pm  A poem about Christmas
 

Hi Alex

Actually, there are a few differences between the lyrics in the link and the words in the Elmo and Patsy version of the song. The differences are in boldface type:

Grandma got run over by a reindeer
Walking home from our house Christmas Eve
You can say there's no such thing as Santa
But as for me and Grandpa, we believe

She'd been drinkin' too much eggnog
And we begged her not to go
But she forgot her medication
And she staggered out the door into the snow

When we found her Christmas mornin'
At the scene of the attack
She had hoof prints on her forehead
And incriminatin' Claus marks on her back

Grandma got run over by a reindeer
Walkin' home from our house Christmas Eve
You can say there's no such thing as Santa
But as for me and Grandpa, we believe

Now we're all so proud of Grandpa
He's been takin' this so well
See him in there watchin' football
Drinkin' beer and playin' cards with cousin Mel

It's not Christmas without Grandma
All the family's dressed in black
And we just can't help but wonder
Should we open up her gifts or send them back?

Grandma got run over by a reindeer
Walkin' home from our house Christmas Eve
You can say there's no such thing as Santa
But as for me and Grandpa, we believe

Now the goose is on the table
And the pudding made of fig
And the blue and silver candles
That would just have matched the hair in Grandma's wig

I've warned all my friends and neighbors
Better watch out for yourselves
They should never give a license
To a man who drives a sleigh and plays with elves

Grandma got run over by a reindeer
Walkin' home from our house, Christmas Eve
You can say there's no such thing as Santa
But as for me and Grandpa, we believe!

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Ah, yes, Weird Al. I hadn't heard that particular song before, but he is well known for his parodies of hit music. Laughing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22Weird_Al%22_Yankovic
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