A Christmas Interlude from 1967
written by: Stark Hunter
Mother Pauline with a pouf plies her plum pudding in the kitchen
Husband Fred clambers on the low rooftop nailing strings of lights
Freckled son on an expectant sofa thinks Rudolph makes less noise
Mitch Miller croons with his suited singers on a red record player
In stereophonic sound they chant the Twelve Days of Christmas
Mother Pauline says she needs a bottle of rum for the plum pudding
Husband Fred descends the roof saying he will go to La Brea Liquor
Freckled son thinks mother and father will be dancing close tonight
The doorbell rings it is Missus Sabatini with a pouf and a Yuletide gift
Mother Pauline opens the front door and says Merry Christmas Louise
Sit down she says I have a special yuletide gift for you too I hope it fits
As the robust Mitch Miller singers sing about the nine ladies dancing
Louise Sabatini is smiling expectantly as she sits in Fred’s big recliner
Upon opening the shiny package she unfurls a brown and red plaid skirt
Oh, I just love this gift, Louise exclaims with ironic twitches in her eyes
Open yours now she says shaking her pouf with knowing eyes blinking
Mother Pauline opens Louise’s gift and sees the exact same woolen skirt
Oh, I just love this skirt, mother Pauline declares with feigning eyelashes
Isn’t it funny we gave each other the same skirt with the same colors?
Merry Christmas Louise Merry Christmas Pauline
Freckled son on an expectant sofa thinks Santa’s been to La Brea Liquor
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