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It's Tha Night Befor' Christmas Y'all

IT WAS THA NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS AND ALL THROUGH THA SHACK,
NOT A DARN THING WAS A MOVIN’ FROM THA FRONT TO THA BACK.

THA KIDS WERE IN BED, WE HAD NINE AT THA TIME,
THA WIFE IN HER CURLERS, WAS LOOKIN’ MIGHTY FINE.

A COLD WIND WAS BLOWIN’, UP THA HOLLER IT MOANED,
TEN DOGS ON THA PORCH ALL HOWLED AND GROANED.

THA BOYS WERE ALL DREAMIN’ OF WEAPONS AND GUNS,
FOR KILLIN’ GOD’S CREATURES ~~~ THERE’S NO BETTER FUN!

THA GIRLS IN THEIR FEMININE DREAMS WERE ATTUNED,
TO GETTING’ THOSE GALLONS OF WAL*MART PERFUME.

THA WIFE WANTED JEWELRY, LIKE RINGS WITH BIG ROCKS.
I JUST WANTED MY CHEVY DOWN OFF OF THEM BLOCKS.

THEN OUT IN THA YARD, SUCH A NOISE DID COMMENCE,
LIKE SOMETHIN’ WAS CAUWT IN OUR NEW BOB-WAR FENCE.

I RAN TO THA WINDER, AND SAW PURTTY QUICK,
THA MAN MAKIN’ THAT RACKET, WAS GOOD OL’ ST. NICK.

YOU MAY THINK OF SANTA IN YER OWN MIND’S EYE,
DRESSED IN A RED AND WHITE SUIT, BUT I GOT A SURPRISE.

THAT OLD BOY’S AN ARKIE, FROM UP NEAR MT. GAYLOR,
HE MARRIED HIS COUSIN, AND THEY LIVE IN A TRAILER.

ON CHRISTMAS, OF COURSE, A SLEIGH FOR HIS RIG,
HE HOOKS THA THING UP TO A RAZORBACK PIG!

HE CLIMBED ON THA ROOF, WITH HIS BAG FULL OF GOODIES,
HE BACKED DOWN THA FIREPLACE, GETTING’ DIRTY AND SOOTY.

FAT LEGS IN HIS BRITCHES, CHUBBY HANDS IN HIS MITTENS,
I MUST ADMIT FROM THA BACK, HE LOOKED LOTS LIKE BILL CLINTON.

HE TURNED TOWARD THA TREE, HIS EYES ALL AGLOW,
HE WAS AN ARKANSAS BOY FROM HIS HEAD TO HIS TOE.

HIS NECK WAS A RED ONE, HIS SHIRT SAID “LITE BEER”,
HE HAD NO RED HAT ON, BUT HIS CAP READ “JOHN DEERE”.

HE LEFT ALL THA PRESENTS, WITH AN AIR OF DELIGHT,
THEN IT WAS BACK TO TH CHIMNEY, AND INTO THA NIGHT.

HE RAN INTO THA YARD, THREW HIS BAG IN THA SLEIGH,
THEN HE YELLED AT THE DOGS, “GET THA HELL OUT TH’ WAY!”

I RAN OUT TO ASK HIM WHY HE BROUGHT SUCH GOOD CHEER;
BUT INSTEAD HE JUST ASKED ME, “YOU GET ‘CHA A DEER?”

THEN I HEARD HIM EXCLAIM, AS THOSE PIGS TOOK FLIGHT,
“MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL ~~~ I NEED A BUD LITE”


— theladyblue, Dec 12, 2007

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Mark

Mark

18 years 6 months ago

LMAO

my whole misperception of santa has a new perception thanks to your injection of Bud Lite, piggies, Bill Clinton and well my dear ole Grand Dad will make it a real party and might as well bring my friends Johnny Walker and Jim Beam. Happy Holidays !!! BTW How do I really know you don't speak like that? :)
theladyblue

theladyblue

18 years 6 months ago

well i never!!!

hey now my feller would have to be Mr. Jack...Jack Daniels that is!!! haha happy holidays to you too...and just so you know...i can turn into a southern bell faster than old cinderelli turned into a prin'ses!!! i have to admit that turning the accient on gets me more than i need sometimes hehehehe <3 Emarie
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meic

18 years 6 months ago

*Luv ... y' gi' mi a belly-ake wi' th'all o' t' laffin'

Hilarious. I read it aloud in what I'm sure was an excruciatingly bad midwestern accent and it creased me up. I remember some years ago writing and producing a school Christmas Concert play called Scrapyard Nativity and I remember just how difficult it is to maintain this kind of authentic voice throughout. Bravo! * mancunian accent Mike photo: me, middle/late teens
theladyblue

theladyblue

18 years 6 months ago

oh my...

now that i would pay to hear out loud!!! thanks so much!!! oh and the photo of you....well good thing you arent still that age cause im pretty sure i could go to jail over my first thoughts if you were hehehe but what i mean to say is what a very very handsome young man you are!!!*wink* <3 Emarie
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meic

18 years 6 months ago

Handsome? Jail? [says he

Handsome? Jail? [says he blushing] Hey pretty lady, not in the UK you wouldn't, because I was certainly at least 16. [I know US laws are different] This was the photograph mentioned in 'About Face' - which so fascinated my kids because they had never seen me without a moustache or beard [or indeed my 'bottling' scars]. The photos ... I'm changing my avatar every week to show 'me' in each decade of my life to date, mainly to give people a laugh at the changing hairstyle and 'face furniture' Mike photo: me, middle/late teens
theladyblue

theladyblue

18 years 5 months ago

well i'll be!!!

I reckon if you jus' wonted ta fluff ma' locks I'd be flattered but hell ifn' ya just thinks its mighty fine well I suppose I'd haf' ta grin say thank ya all tha same!!! "For every shadow, no matter it's depth, is threatened by the morning's light..." Shine on my friend!!! <3 Emarie
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poewriter58

17 years 6 months ago

Awesome

very nice parody a laugh a line thank you I needed that today Chrys
theladyblue

theladyblue

17 years 5 months ago

hehe

awww shucks! thank ye bunches! <3 Emarie @~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@ "Tempted by your Tainted Love I sure do love the way you come inside my crystal ball..." Buckcherry 'Next to You'
Rett

Rett

17 years 6 months ago

Yee haw

Nown youn are a womin afta me own heart honey chile. C'mere sweet cheeks and giv us a hug. That's my kinds santa fer shore! Put another log on the fire, wash and iron my faded jeans, put another log on the fir, cook me up som bacon and some beans, then put another log on the fire, then come and tell me why yore leavin me. I loved it Emarie! After all, the only reason Clinton wasn't convicted on that stain on her dress was because everyone in Arkansas has the same DNA.. Just kiddin. Respectfully, Rett: "For all you Scrooges who don't like Santa Claus or the true meaning of Christmas, BAH HUMBUG! For the rest of you, MERRY CHRISTMAS!" Rett
theladyblue

theladyblue

17 years 5 months ago

ooooo no you didnt...

lol thanks Rett! <3 Emarie @~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@ "Tempted by your Tainted Love I sure do love the way you come inside my crystal ball..." Buckcherry 'Next to You'
Janice Pearce

Janice Pearce

17 years 6 months ago

Ut's Tha Night Befor'

Hilarious!! What a trip. Glad to see some humor from you~Excellent! _____________________________ To write a touching poem, you must gently stir the soul, if it brings forth tears or smiles, then the story was beautifully told. ________Janice Pearce_________
theladyblue

theladyblue

17 years 5 months ago

hehe

thank ye! <3 Emarie @~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@ "Tempted by your Tainted Love I sure do love the way you come inside my crystal ball..." Buckcherry 'Next to You'
infinite_dwarf

infinite_dwarf

17 years 5 months ago

Emarie

This is hilarious! Be careful - it may replace the real thing! :~) ~Jess K. ---------------------------------------------------- - "If we always give what we have always given, we will always get what we have always got..." - Mike R.