Wishbone

For Thanksgiving we had 'tatas

Succotash and rudebagas

Then came turkey from the oven

Broke the wishbone, covenants were sealed and set

On the losing end of a wishbone

And I won't pretend not to mind

Christmas

Eve we ate at

Aunty'sWe had some ham glazed with honey

Rolled the

Yule log on the fire

Threw the ham bone to the dogs and went to bed

On the losing end of a wishbone

And I won't pretend not to mind

On the losing end of a wishbone

And I won't pretend not to mind

In the morning the weathercock was heard

Asking what we had learned of the earth"Is it a round place with deserts and oceansHousing as many winds as one might wish?"

We were standing by the gate

He said, "Oh my, it's getting late"

Then he took off flying to the south

With a black snake in his mouth

You can shake it, break it or glue it whole

No two ways about it with a broke wishbone on the losing end

Shake it, break it or glue it whole

No two ways about it with a broke wishbone on the losing end

For St. Patrick's we had cabbage

Corn beef stew, egg salad sandwich

Then came whiskey from the basement

Danced all night into the dawn, then held our heads

On the losing end of a wishbone

And I won't pretend not to mind

On the losing end of a wishbone

And I won't pretend not to mind

Losing end of a wishbone

And I won't pretend not to mind