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Thread #8079   Message #49689
Posted By: Dale Rose
16-Dec-98 - 01:56 AM
Thread Name: New words for the 12 days of Christmas
Subject: RE: New words for the 12 days of Christmas
I could not pass up adding this gem~~a standard at Christmas time here in the Ozarks!

The Ozark Twelve Days Of Christmas

On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
Twelve stills a’brewing
Eleven catfish swimming
Ten acorns growing
Nine fiddlers fiddling
Eight banjos strumming
Seven coons a’playing
Six hounds a’baying
Five spinning wheels
Four razorbacks
Three fat quail
Two hickory nuts
And a possum in a gum tree!

Note: for those unfamiliar with the term, a razorback is a wild hog, once common in Arkansas, but now extinct, at least in Arkansas. Unfortunately you can’t find out much about them on the internet. Alta Vista lists 38,340 references, but the first 200 are mostly related to the University of Arkansas Razorback athletic teams, and assorted businesses with razorback in the name.