Christmas Fudge

Santa has been known to, deliver lots of toys,

Around the world, to all the good, little girls and boys.

But the rest of those who misbehave, or offend this jolly soul,

Wake up Christmas morning with, their stockings full of coal.

So the question I must ask you now, regarding Corporal Fudge,

What did he do to Santa Claus, to make him hold a grudge?

He was working down in Gastown, at the Santa Claus parade,

His bike was sitting nice and clean, beside the barricade.

Marching bands and many floats, the street was sparkling clean,

Clowns and Christmas characters, helped complete the scene.

Down the street arose a cheer, for the man all dressed in red,

His float came into vision then, for the children up ahead.

While Steve made preparations, on his corner of the road,

Santa's float drew nearer still, a wide and heavy load.

He signalled for the float to turn, and head down Water Street,

A wide left turn was needed then, for the parade to be complete.

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For some unknown reason, things began to go awry,

Despite Steve's shouted orders, Mr. Claus did not comply.

There his shiny Harley sat, directly in the way,

A collision now was imminent, much to Steve's dismay.

The bike went down quite nicely, it was trampled to the ground,

The crowd went deathly silent, you could not hear a sound.

Except for Santa's Ho Ho Ho, as he rode into the night,

And Steve was yelling afterward, I said turn LEFT, not RIGHT!

PC 664 T.J. Gowdyk 89-12-13 (71)