Pogo Possum Christmas Carol
12 22 2006Deck us all with Boston Charlie,
Walla Walla, Wash., and Kalamazoo!
Nora’s freezin’ on the trolley,
Swaller dollar cauliflower alley-garoo!
Don’t we know archaic barrel,
Lullaby Lily boy, Louisville Lou?
Trolley Molly don’t love Harold,
Boola boola Pensacoola hullabaloo!
…Walt Kelly holds a special place in my heart. And big holiday thanks to my mom and dad for making damn sure I was familiar with Pogo Possum at a very young age.
Bill said:
on January 28, 2007 @ 6:15 pm
IgoPogo!!
TomT. said:
on December 12, 2007 @ 8:12 am
Talk about timely coincidence. I’m a 65 year old geezer living in the foothills of the Rockies above Denver, and while walking the dog at sunrise this morning, I found myself going through the words of the first verse of Walt’s great version of Deck The Halls. It occurred to me that my kids (both in their mid-30s) need to know this version. I was in the process of crafting an email to them when I drew a blank on the second verse. Thanks to Google I found your website. (If I do say so myself, it’s clear your parents skills in raising you were well-focused.) My question: was there a third verse? I don’t recall. And one of those “big holiday thanks” to you for documenting the words.