[78-L] Greetings Of the season...

Steven C. Barr stevenc at interlinks.net
Thu Dec 24 20:43:00 PST 2009


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
> Here's my two cents' worth (worth more than the US penny, that's for 
> sure).
> Happy Chestnuts to all, and to all a Good Nog..even to eggnostics.
> And raise a glass to Walt Kelly..good grief, I didn't know it had this 
> many
> verses! Nor that Lambert, Hendricks and Ross recorded it.
>
> 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!
>
Yup...I was a "Pogo" fan from about 1950-51 on! Never knew there
were additional verses, though...?!

My long-ago version (IIRC)...

"Decca howls and so does Charlie...fouls in the lodge are not allowed...?!"
Never wrote a second verse, though...?!

Steven C. Barr 




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