Wishbone

On the losing end of a wishbone
And I won't pretend not to mind
Corn beef stew, egg salad sandwich
On the losing end of a wishbone

Threw the ham bone to the dogs and went to bed
And I won't pretend not to mind
No two ways about it with a broke wishbone on the losing end
Broke the wishbone, covenants were sealed and set
In the morning the weathercock was heard
And I won't pretend not to mind
Housing as many winds as one might wish?"
Asking what we had learned of the earth

Shake it, break it or glue it whole
With a black snake in his mouth
Danced all night into the dawn, then held our heads
Rolled the Yule log on the fire
On the losing end of a wishbone

You can shake it, break it or glue it whole
No two ways about it with a broke wishbone on the losing end
He said, "Oh my, it's getting late"
Christmas Eve we ate at Aunty's
Then came turkey from the oven
And I won't pretend not to mind
For St. Patrick's we had cabbage
We were standing by the gate
Then came whiskey from the basement
"Is it a round place with deserts and oceans

Then he took off flying to the south
And I won't pretend not to mind

Losing end of a wishbone
We had some ham glazed with honey
On the losing end of a wishbone

On the losing end of a wishbone