LOL! Good one Butch! On Fri, Dec 21, 2012 at 2:33 PM, Butch Evans <[email protected]> wrote: > In honor of a tradition started many years ago by Allen Marsalis, I > present to you "The Cajun Night Before Christmas". I believe this was > written by James Rice many years ago, but I'm not certain. > > > > > Twas the night before Christmas an' all t'ru de house, > Dey don't a ting pass Not even a mouse. > De chirren been nezzle good snug on de flo', > An' Mama pass de pepper t'ru de crack on de do'. > > De Mama in de fireplace done roas' up de ham, > Sit up de gumbo an' make de bake yam. > Den out on de by-you dey got such a clatter, > Make soun' like old Boudreau done fall off his ladder. > > I run like a rabbit to got to de do', > Trip over de dorg an' fall on de flo'. > As I look out de do'in de light o' de moon, > I t'ink, "Mahn, you crazy or got ol' too soon." > > Cux dere on de by-you w'en I stretch ma'neck stiff, > Dere's eight alligator a pullin' de skiff. > An' a little fat drover wit' a long pole-ing stick, > I know r'at away got to be ole St.Nick. > > Mo' fas'er an' fas'er de' gator dey came > He whistle an' holler an' call dem by name: > "Ha, Gaston! Ha, Tiboy! Ha, Pierre an' Alcee'! > Gee, Ninette! Gee, Suzette! Celeste an'Renee'! > > To de top o' de porch to de top o' de wall, > Make crawl, alligator, an' be sho' you don' fall." > Like Tante Flo's cat t'ru de treetop he fly, > W'en de big ole houn' dorg come a run hisse's by. > > Like dat up de porch dem ole 'gator clim! > Wit' de skiff full o' toy an' St. Nicklus behin'. > Den on top de porch roof it soun' like de hail, > W'en all dem big gator, done sot down dey tail. > > Den down de chimney I yell wit' a bam, > An' St.Nicklus fall an' sit on de yam. > "Sacre!" he axclaim, "Ma pant got a hole > I done sot ma'se'f on dem red hot coal." > > He got on his foots an' jump like de cat > Out to de flo' where he lan' wit' a SPLAT! > He was dress in musk-rat from his head to his foot, > An' his clothes is all dirty wit' ashes an' soot. > > A sack full o' playt'ing he t'row on his back, > He look like a burglar an' dass fo' a fack. > His eyes how dey shine his dimple, how merry! > Maybe he been drink de wine from de blackberry. > > His cheek was like a rose his nose a cherry, > On secon' t'ought maybe he lap up de sherry. > Wit' snow-white chin whisker an' quiverin' belly, > He shook w'en he laugh like de stromberry jelly! > > But a wink in his eye an' a shook o' his head, > Make my confi-dence dat I don't got to be scared. > He don' do no talkin' gone strit to hi work, > Put a playt'ing in sock an' den turn wit' a jerk. > > He put bot' his han' dere on top o' his head, > Cas' an eye on de chimney an' den he done said: > "Wit' all o' dat fire an' dem burnin' hot flame, > Me I ain' goin' back by de way dat I came." > > So he run out de do' an, he clim' to de roof, > He ain' no fool, him for to make one more goof. > He jump in his skiff an' crack his big whip, > De' gator move down, An don' make one slip. > > An' I hear him shout loud as a splashin' he go, > "Merry Christmas to all 'til I saw you some mo'!" > -- > ******************************************************************** > * Butch Evans * Professional Network Consultation * > * http://www.butchevans.com/ * Network Engineering * > * http://store.wispgear.net/ * Wired or Wireless Networks * > * http://blog.butchevans.com/ * ImageStream, Mikrotik and MORE! * > * NOTE THE NEW PHONE NUMBER: 702-537-0979 * > ******************************************************************** > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mikrotik mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik > > Visit http://blog.butchevans.com/ for tutorials related to Mikrotik RouterOS
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