Merry Christmas

From our house to yours, Merry Christmas  💕

And here is a gift, as there is every year.

My all-time favorite Xmas carol,  courtesy of Walt Kelly and Pogo.   First, what I saw when Daddooooo sang it to me almost 70 years ago right now.

And now, in a font you can read, here are the lyrics.  Sing loudly and lustily to the tune of Deck the Halls.

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!
Donkey Bonny brays a carol,
Antelope Cantaloupe, 'lope with you!

Hunky Dory's pop is lolly gaggin' on the wagon,
Willy, folly go through!
Chollie's collie barks at Barrow,
Harum scarum five alarm bung-a-loo!

Dunk us all in bowls of barley,
Hinky dinky dink an' polly voo!
Chilly Filly's name is Chollie,
Chollie Filly's jolly chilly view halloo!

Bark us all bow-wows of folly,
Double-bubble, toyland trouble! Woof, woof, woof!
Tizzy seas on melon collie!
Dibble-dabble, scribble-scrabble! Goof, goof, goof

You don't have to celebrate Christmas to love this version.  My very Jewish father introduced it to me.  Coming from his favorite subversive comic strip made it palatable to his trying-not-to-assimilate-too-much soul.  

If you sing it, I'm sure he'll hear.