Comments on: Pogo Possum Christmas Carol

By: Glenn

Glenn — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:24:33 +0000

I recall the words:

Good King Sauerkraut looked out
On his feets uneven,
While his nose just run about,
Sniffin’ and a-sneezin’

I was looking for more!

By: Graycat

Graycat — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 04:51:50 +0000

I’m an old sheezer and found this to share, ENJOY!

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!
Hunky Dory’s pop is lolly gaggin’ on the wagon,
Willy, folly go through!

Donkey Bonny brays a carol,
Antelope Cantaloup, ‘lope with you!
Chollie’s collie barks at Barrow,
Harum scarum five alarum bung-a-loo!

(NOTE: Diligent researchers, including the esteemed
folk-lorist, Professor Jiggs Potlook, have also unearthed
the following partial verses. We make no guarantee
for their authenticity. For further research, kindly
consult Kelly, Walt; Deck Us All With Boston Charlie,
Simon and Schuster, 1963.)

Duck 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!

Tickle salty boss anchovie
Wash a wash a wall Anna Kangaroo
Ducky allus bows to Polly,
Prolly Wally would but har’ly do!

Dock us all a bowsprit, Solly –
Golly, Solly’s cold and so’s ol’ Lou!

By: Harry

Harry — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 20:24:36 +0000

I remember the King Wenceslas line as”Good King Sauerkraut look out!, On your feets uneven”

By: hc

hc — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:16:22 +0000

I remember the fifth line being, “Don’t we know our cake barrel” Oh Well, time changes all. Merry Holidays All HC

By: David

David — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 04:26:41 +0000

Actually, David from Canada referenced it earlier…

It changed a bit from year to year, but the one I recall best went approximately:

Good King Sauerkraut looked out
On his feets uneven –
While the snoo lay round about,
All kerchoo achievin’.

Then a listening character would ask “Er, what’s ’snoo’?” To which the singer replies, “Nothin’ much, what’s new with you?”

By: Mary

Mary — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 03:57:26 +0000

I think the first two lines of the Pogo Good King Wenceslaus went like this:

Good Kind Wenceslaus looked down
On his feet uneven

After that, I am at a loss. I’d like to get the rest of it to share with my fellow choristers at St. Dunstan Episcopal, Houston. Anybody remember it?

By: Bill

Bill — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:08:41 +0000

Okay, in the land of coincidence. I am 65, although far from a geezer–fabulously handsome and youthful–and I live in Lakewood, Colorado–foothills of the Rockies. I too had forgotten the verses. I knew Walt Kelly, a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy, whose flashes of merriment were wont to set the table on a roar (yorick yorick, yorick!!!yuk). I knew him from P.J. Moriarty’s restaurant in New York, where I worked one summer. He was a wry, little man who would let the conversation run round and then quietly drop a bombshell that would, yes, set the table on a roar. Thank you for your site. It came up first on a Google. Let us always remember: ‘When you starves with a tiger, the tiger starves last.’ (An appropriate description of my second wife, who otherwise is not half bad.) Let me see if I’ve got it right: ‘Health half nose furrylike a woman’s corns.’ Indeed.

By: David from Canada - a Pogo fan

David from Canada - a Pogo fan — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:51:16 +0000

“When the snoo lay crisp an even”

What’s snoo? I don’t know, what’s snoo with you?”

Have a very Merry Christmas

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:40:33 +0000

Splendid ! But now, somebody, please, how does Mr. Kelly’s version of “Good King Wenceslaus” go ? The first line, of course, sounds like:
“Good King Wenceslaus looked out,”
and the second line is:
“on his feets uneven. ”
I can remember no more. Anyone who can provide the rest will have my undying gratitude. My email is.
samgelfman@aol.com
Many thanks and happy holidays.
Sam G

By: Marty

Marty — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 07:05:58 +0000

Even though I’m only 50, I remember that one!
I often sing the first verse at family holiday gatherings and my nieces and nephews think I’ve lost my mind. Thanks for posting this. Now, I’ll be able to aquuaint the youngsters with this Pogo classic.