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'Twas the night before Christmas An' all t'ru de house Dey don't a t'ing 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'. Den Mama in de fireplace Done roas' up de ham Stir up de gumbo An' make bake de yam. Den out on de by-you Dey got such a clatta Make soun' like ole Boudreau Done fall off his ladder. I run like a rabbit To got to do 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 "Manh, you crazy Or got ol' too soon." Cuz 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 and fas'er De 'gator day came He whistle an' holler An' call dem by name: "Ha, Gaston! Ha, Tiboy! Ha, Pierre an' Alcee! Gee, Ninette! Gee, Suzette! Gee, Celeste an' Renee!" "To de top o' de porch To de top o' de wall Make crawl, alligator, An' be sho' you don't fall." Like Tante Flo's cat T'ru de treetop he fly W'en de big ole houn' dorg Come a run hisse'f 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 a 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 looked like a burglar An dass fo' a fack. His eyes how dey shine His dimple, how merry! Maybe he been drink De wine from blackberry. His cheek was like rose His nose like 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 straight to his work Put 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 "Till I saw you some mo'!" #nightbeforechristmas #clementmoore #cajun #louisiana #louisianalife #yeahboy #poem #christmas #books