because Dad is a Pogo fan, Deck Us All With Boston Charlie (lyrics)

[dragonyphoenix]

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!
Donkey Bonny brays a carol,
Antelope Cantaloupe, 'lope with you!

Hunky Dory's pop is lolly gaggin' on the wagon,
Willy, folly go through!
Chollie's collie barks at Barrow,
Harum scarum five alarm bung-a-loo!

Dunk 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!

Comments

[snogged.livejournal.com]

This is...fascinating.
I've never heard this before.

[rahirah]

I loved that strip. I'm never sure if I'm happy it wasn't commercialized to death, or sad that it's become relatively obscure today.

[rahirah]

It's from Pogo.

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

Hee!


Gabrielle

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

My women's group has a Yule celebration where we each bring our personal traditions. I have us sing this every year. The "lolly gaggin' on the wagon," verse gives us trouble each and every time. ;-)

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

It is too bad more people don't know it but awesome that Walt Kelly stuck to his own vision.

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoy it. This is my Dad's favorite comic. He found it when he was a boy, or maybe young man, in his boy scout troop leader's house.