Was the Night Before Christmas, See?
By hudsonmoon
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LX3m46PsRqU
It was the night before Christmas, see?
When all thru da flat
Not a critter was fussin’
Not one smelly cat
The socks wit’ da holes,
was nailed ta da door
In hopes that ol’ Santa
Would soon hit da floor.
The kids was all brawlin’
For a spot in da bed
While a dozen brass knuckles
Danced in their heads
Wit’ Ma in her nightie
An’ me in my drawers
My head hit da pillow
An’ I started ta snore
When out on da ledge
I heard such a fuss
I jumped from my bed
Ta see what it was
I ran ta da window
And pulled up the sash
An’ was hit in da face
Wit’ a long snowy lash
Da moon was aglow
Like a shiny half-dollar
It lit up a moose
And I let out a holler
‘There’s a moose out da window!'
I yelled ta my spouse
An’ he’s draggin’ a sleigh
Up da side of da house!’
‘Ya drunk too much egg nog’
She said wit’ a sneer
'An’ vodka, 'an rum cake
An' six kinds a beer’
She no sooner said it
Then what do I see?
But Santa himself
An’ he's lookin’ at me!
“Some one call da cops,” he sez. “I got eight dead reindeer out in da backyard. We were takin' a pee break before hittin' the roofs, when this moose jumps out of da bushes and stomps da hell outta my entire herd! I don’t know what da hell I’m gonna do now!”
“Ya gonna fly dat moose!” I sez. “This is Christmas, see? An’ ya gotta job ta do!”
“Dash it all! You’re right!” he sez.
Then he climbs back up da chimney and I turn out da light.
“Who were ya talkin’ too?” my wife sez.
“Santa,” I sez. “I sent him back up da chimney ta finish Christmas.”
“We don’t have a chimney,” she sez. “An’ Christmas is three weeks away. You’re either gonna quit drinkin’ or I’m leavin’!”
So wit’ my head on da pillow
I spoke in a hush
A Merry Christmas to all
An’ don’t drink too much
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LX3m46PsRqU
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'Brilliantly done' she sez.
'Brilliantly done' she sez. 'Santa's nuffink but a gangsta, breakin' in all dem flats, sat on a moose's back.'
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Just my kinda humour, Rich.
Just my kinda humour, Rich. Enjoyed it tremendously.
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You're on top form, Rich Tina
You're on top form, Rich
Tina
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Ah, very good indeed, Rich.
Ah, very good indeed, Rich. Made me smile, and I don't even like Christmas! I like the way it breaks out of the verses and then back in again. It properly conveys that sense of frantic drunkenness! Will have to catch up on your recent stuff.
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Damn that's good. You show
Damn that's good. You show such versatility, I'm in awe!
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an me an ma cat
an me an ma cat
an ma hamster and all
an twenty pink elephants
were havin a ball...
See what you are doing to me Rich! It's all you're fault.
I love your poem Elsie
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Congratulations you ol'
Congratulations you ol' Christmasy style poet innit. Poem of the weeeeeeeeek! Well done mate.
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Poetry is where the light is
Poetry is where the light is Richard, it's time you came in from the dark side! Lol. Safe journey home.
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brilliant poem rich - thank
brilliant poem rich - thank you for making me smile - and congratulations on poem of the week!
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So pleased to see this pow,
So pleased to see this pow, Rich. Had my other half in stitches, when I read this out loud, and that's not easy to achieve. Mind you...some of that was down to my attempts at dialect, which leaves much to be desired.
Any road, congrats, again.
Tina
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Hi Rich, I missed this and
Hi Rich, I missed this and somehow I'm glad! Shit day and just read this and cracked up! Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant......
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