Guest guest Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 'Twas the night before Christmas An' all t'ru de house Dey don't a t'ing pass Not even a mouse De chirren been nezzle Good snug on de flo' An' Mamm pass de pepper T'ru de crack on de do'. Den Mama in de fireplace Done roas' up de ham Stir up de gumbo An' make bake de yam. Den out on de by-you Dey got such a clatter Make soun' link old Boudreau Done fall off his ladder. I run like a rabbit To got to de do' Trip over the dorg An' fall on de flo'. As I look out de do' In de light o' de moon I t'ink " Manh, you crazy Or got ol' too soon. " Cuz dere on de by-you W'en I stretch ma' neck stiff Dere's eight alligator A pullin' de skiff. An' a little fat drover Wit' a long pole-ing stick I know r'at away Got to be ole St. Nick. Mo' fas'er and fas'er De 'gator dey came He whistle an' holler An' call dem by name: " Ha Gaston! Ha, Tiboy! Ha, Pierre an' Alcee' Gee, Ninette! Gee Suzette! Celeste and Renee! " " To de top o' de porch To de top o' de wall Make crawl, alligator An' be sho' you don' fall. " Like Tante Flo's cat T'ru de treetop he fly W'en de big ol' houn' dorg Come a run hisse'f by Like dat up de porch Dem ole 'gator clim! Wit' de skiff full o' toy An' St. Nicklus behin'. Den on top de porch roof It soun' like de hail W'en all dem big 'gator Done sot down dey tail. Den down de chimney I yell with a bam An' St. Nicklus fall An' sit on de yam. " Sacre! " he axclaim " Ma pant got a hole I done sot ma'se'f On dem red hot coal. " He got on his foots An' jump like a card Out to de flo' Where he lan' wit' a SPLAT! He was dress in musk-rat From his head to his foot An' his clothes is all dirty Wit' ashes an' soot. A sack full o' playt'ing He t'row on his back He look like a burglar An' dass fo' a fack. His eyes how dey shine His dimple how merry! Maybe he been drink De wine from blackberry. His cheek was like a rose His nose like a cherry On secon' t'ought maybe He lap up de sherry. Wit' snow-white chin whisker An' quiverin' belly He shook w'en he laugh Like de stomberry jelly! But a wink in his eye An' a shook o' his head Make my confi-dence dat I don' got to be scared. He don' do no talkin' Gone straight to his work Put playt'ing in sock An' den turn wit' a jerk. He put bot' his han' Dere on top o' his head Cas' an eye on de chimney An' den he done said: " Wit' all o' dat fire An' dem burnin' hot flame Me I ain' goin' back By de way dat I came. " So he run out de do' An' he clim' to de roof He ain' no fool, him For to make one more goof. He jump in his skiff An' crack his big whip. De 'gator move down An' don' make one slip. An' I hear him shout loud As a splashin' he go " Merry Christmas to all 'Til I saw you some mo'! " Have You been Pampered Today? Phaedra Stockstill @ The Boutique 985-631-6578 http://attheboutique.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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