twernt much there just a grocery post office drug store just turn around.
All my kin folks lived there none of um were far,
just a hop skip and a jump in the old rusted out car.
Yes it was some rusted and really dangerous you see,
we didn't have no shocks and often that there car would take a leap.
Us kids most in the back seat with our feet all curled up,
for their twernt no floorboard's they had all rusted up.
Now we didn't need no seat belts fer we never did go very fast,
Wy I told my mom once I could walk that fast.
She turned and looked at me and told me then lets just see,
and you know she put me right out there on that there street.
She started off and I thought she was gonna leave me I did ,
and I got to walking and then running lickety split .
She finally come to a stop and said you satisfied,
would you like to get in a take a ride .
Ha ha that was funny and all the kids laughed with me,
sometimes to learn something you just gotta see .
So from that day on I learned to keep my mouth shut ,
cause a running bare footed a man could break a toe in them thar ruts.
I was on my way back to my home town,
and I sent Ma And Pa Kettle I was a coming down.
It was Christmas and everyone heard in two seconds flat ,
for gossip in a small town gets around like that .
When I drove up to the old house I sucked in my breath,
that there house sure looked like it could use a rest.
Ma came runnin out with a butcher knife in her hand,
And Pa was halloring at her don't you hurt nobody with that .
I pealed myself out of the car fer it was quit a trip,
and grabbed a hold of Ma and gave her a lift.
as I let her down she gave my but a swat with that there knife ,
and she told me sugar you best behave this here paddle still works just right .
I walked into the house and saw that there old tree,
I couldn't believe it was the same artificial one they bought fer me.
I set down my suitcases and move on into see the display,
before I notice what they had used for garland that day .
Maw and Paw what is this you cant be using this here vine,
Why not said paw it looks just like that there artificial kind .
But Ma and Paw this here is poison oak,
and they both looked my way and began to choke.
It was a heck of a Christmas I got scars to prove it to,
we sat around covered in calaminalation with little muse.
Paw would hit Maw with his cain now and then,
and Maw would whisper to me this all happened because of him.
The whole town looked like some native camp on a war path,
if the men weren't
in we would all do a group scratch. It was a Christmas I dont think we will ever forget,
and next year Maw and Paw will be coming to my house you bet .
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