for thanksgiving we had tatas succotash and rutabagas 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 s we had some ham glazed with honey rolled the yule log on the fire threw the hambone 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 oceans housing 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 corned 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 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