An olde

[Lightingrod]

Merry Christmas everyone. This is an olde, it's been around on the 454SS Truck Club for many years, as well as many other places and many other forms I'm told. Now I like my old BBC 454SS truck but all here know Santa would much prefer a COBRA ride! I'm going to re-do-it the way Santa intended, making it CC "Cobra Correct"!


'Twas the night before Christmas
And in the garage
There wasn't a trace of a Ford or a Dodge.
The presents by the tree were wrapped and the lights were all lit,
So I figured I'd go mess with my Chevy 454SS a bit.

I popped the release and I lifted the hood,
When a deep voice behind me said "Looks pretty good."
Well as you can imagine, I turned mighty quick,
And there by my workbench, stood good Ol’ Saint Nick!

He just stared at first, not sure what to say,
Then Santa piped in "Don't suppose you'd trade that for my sleigh?'
"Forget it, Mr. Claus" then I started to grin -
"If you've got time we could go for a spin!"

His round little mouth, all tied up like a bow,
Burst into a smile when he said "C'mon then, Let's GO!!"
So as not to disturb all my neighbor’s retreat,
We pushed my 454SS quietly into the street.

Then, taking our places to drift down the hill,
I turned on the key, knowing we would be in for a thrill.
The sound that erupted took Santa by surprise,
But he liked it a lot, I could tell by the gleam in his eye.

With the tires spinning and header pipes starting to glow,
We headed out to back roads only hot rodders know.
With every shift up the turbo 400 hit all the gears.
Santa's grin widened til it approached his ears,


Then he yelled, "Can't recall when I've felt so alive!"
So I backed off the gas and said "Do you wanna drive?"
Ol' Santa was stunned as I gave him the keys,
I noticed when walking past the headlights, he was shaking at the knees!

He turned the key and the big block exploded with a hearty exhaust sound,
Santa dropped it in first and my heart began to pound.
He shifted into second and again into third!
I grabbed for a handhold, not being able to utter a word.

With the gas gauge falling fast, Santa said he had to return to his sleigh,
Never in his life will he forget the ride in the 454SS that day.
Later, I heard him exclaim, as the sleigh took him from sight,
"Merry Christmas to all, It's been a heck of a night!!!"