Readers of a certain age (i.e., older than dirt) will remember Walt Kelly’s long-gone Pogo, generally regarded by people who are knowledgeable about such things as one of the greatest comic strips of all time. Pogo was memorable for many reasons, one of which is that Kelly concocted his own nonsensical version of Deck the Halls entitled Deck us all with Boston Charlie. You know the tune already. And so, without further ado, here are the lyrics:
Deck 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 Lilla Boy, Louisville Lou?
Trolley Molly don’t love Harold,
Boola Boola Pensacoola hullabaloo!
Bark us all bow-wows of folly,
Polly welly cracker n’ too-da-loo!
Donkey Bonny brays a carol,
Antelope Cantaloup, ‘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 alarum bung-a-loo!
Duck us all in bowls of barley,
Ninky 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 rouble! Woof, Woof, Woof!
Tizzy seas on melon collie!
Dibble-dabble, scribble-scrabble! Goof, Goof, Goof!
