Twas the night before Christmas and all through the truck
All the fluids
were frozen, the injectors were stuck,
The glow plugs were chilled and
the turbo stone-cold,
This weather was frightful if I may be so bold,
...
The snowdrift was piled sky-high on the hood,
As I tossed to
the fire a fresh load of wood,
My good wife and I settled in for some
rest
But 'twas not long-lived, yet perhaps for the best
"What's
that!" I declared with a roar
And no sooner than said came a knock at the
door,
I arose from my chair soon to be slumber's bed
And there on
the porch was the Big Man in red!
"I'm stuck" spoke he, "can you give me
a pull?
"I said I may be stupid but I ain't no fool
So I rushed to
the truck as I buttoned my flap
I opened the door and threw out my
strap
One move and the key was set firm without strife
With one
quick turn that mighty Ford Diesel came roaring to life!
The rattle and
roar of that powerful eight
The hot blast of smoke shaking the frozen
fruit cake
The reindeer were nervous and in awe of such might
But
they knew that Ford Diesel would be saving their night
I eased in the
clutch and I dropped her in gear
The T-case in low as I backed her in
near
One end to the hitch and the other to sleigh
The tow strap
was set as the snow wiped away
He cried out "I'm not sure, cause that old
sleigh is heavy
But I trust you, cause I see you're not driving a
Chevy"
I gave her some fuel and four tires did spin
Then they
grabbed with the strength of the truck I was in
Ol' Ford started smoking
and pulling so hard
That I ended up halfway 'cross my neighbor's
yard
As I backed off the fuel and gave a proud shout
He declared
that "No Dodge could have pulled that sleigh out!"
He thanked me
profusely and the reindeer did bow
To the Mighty Ford Diesel, which was
idling now
For they knew in their hearts that without this fueled
might
That there would be no Christmas this shivering night
He
climbed in his seat and with a wave of his hand
Those reindeer lurched
forward across the snowed land
"I thank you again my dear newly-found
friend
For your hand and your heart kept this night from its
end
And later this eve, warm and snug in my lodge
I'll be thanking
the Lord, that you did not buy a Dodge!"
