When heavy snow is shaken From the Nungate trees
And Igors bites them down
And brought into the dark Castle
When clustered sparks
Of many-coloured fires
Appear at night
In turret stained windows
We hear and sing
The customary Minstrels carols
Igor, Scoff and crew bring us ragged tailcock miracles
And Torrkey, Gooose and frozen candles
And flowering wads of Psybbo poetry and song
That are loved all the more
Because they are so common
But there are Tower carols
That carry Daisy's lesson phrases
With Tilly's haunting music
Of the other AB world
A music wild and Tony dangerous
As a Baldric's message
Or the fresh truth of ABers
Who though they come to us from beyond
Mammar, AYG and Queenie
Mrs O when in town
Are altogether one
With their yen for Scoff's sherry trifle
Two bottles of sherry, one jello pack
And Sir Cumference drunken voice
They all look at us
With their clear eyes
And ask the piercing pressie questions
What's in the Chrimbo Riffle?
Ed Santa alone can answer.