The Ski Before Christmas

​The Ski Before Christmas
Chris Ault-Waterski Hub
from my dusty old archives. Author unknown (not me).
The Ski Before Christmas
T'was the day before Christmas, and all 'cross the pond
Not a ski boat was growling, except for my Echelon
With me in my drysuit, and Ma in her teddy
She said "It's too cold! Hurry up and get ready"
One thought had occurred as I slid in the water
It's too bad we couldn't have brought out a spotter
Then just 'cross the pond I had heard such a splash
and the rollers that followed, I thought a plane crashed
When what to my wondering eyes should appear
But a red Nautique with eight tiny reindeer
And there in the back was old St. Nick himself
In a drysuit of red, a right jolly old elf
I said to Ma "Look! It's him! There on the transom!"
"Ooo! " She said "He's quite handsome!"
So I started it up, my new Malibu
And idled up beside the course for a good view
A thought came to mind, as I watched wide awake
With eight reindeer aboard, what a wake they would make
I thought he might wakeboard, as he stood on the deck
But, he pulled out a slalom, a new VTX
With one reindeer driving, and one as the spotter
Several in the bow seat, one had a hoof in the water
Two laid 'cross the back, you could just see an ear
There couldn't have been too much room for the gear
Ol' Santa, he shot us a nod and a wink
As he slid off the platform and into the drink
He yelled "Spark it up, Donner, then take up the line!"
"Watch your speed, hold it steady, and you'll do just fine."
I felt a chill as I watched his Nautique spark to life
When he finally yelled "Hit it!" I clung to my wife
The rope twenty-eight off, the speed Thirty-four,
He must have made at least six passes or more
And on his last pass, he just kept on going
The Nautique started to fly, I guess customized from Boeing
And I heard him exclaim as the boat started to fly
"Merry Christmas to all, and be sure to winterize!"

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