Market Notes
December 22, 2016
TWENTY-SECOND ANNUAL CULINARY SPECIALTY PRODUCE
CHRISTMAS SONG
(To the tune of Christmas Wrapping By The Waitresses)
Bah Humbug, the truck won’t show
Looks like this load won’t go today
Trucks and planes get all messed up
Just ‘cause it is a holiday
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Roads are closed, the ice is thick
The drivers they’re not movin’
New regs will make arrivals tough
Making us sleep is oh so rough so
Use back roads
Don’t get scaled
Coffee, forget the wine
Meals to go and radio
Most over the road runs have got to save time so
Gas and go
Don’t be slow
Better not let the reindeers go
Gotta be in dock by nine
Christmas on the road this time
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Rocks and hail and sleet and snow
Combine to make a holiday maze
Pot holes
Tire blows
Get this winter over with move onto
Down time, life is fine
Spend some love with family
With kids and pets and a glowing tree
But not this year it won’t be me so
Check those brakes
Wipe that glass
You know the holiday is near
Produce on the shelf in time
The goal is very clear this year
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Now the sun is going down
The evening rush is humming
Got to keep on driving through
It keeps the country running
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Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas,
Christmas by myself this year
Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas,
Christmas with my truck no beer
Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas,
Christmas by myself this year
Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas,
Christmas on the road this year
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Over hills and through the dales
The trucks are cheaper than the rails
Last minute
Check lines
Your oil water and gas are fine
Lock load
Stay on the road
Keep the product properly cold
Each manifest must be complete
You know they’ll check to see if you cheat
No pot in the asparagus
No cocaine meth or people
Your whole load is cleared to go
Markets hope that you will show
The road awaits your hands on wheel
You and the road have made a deal
GPS now on line
Gonna hit the dock on time
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A&P will dissect me
The Truck slid off the roadway
All ready to arrive on time
Oh damn now it looks like this load is mine so
Onto the highway to look far and near
But all the cars are frozen clear
When what to my wandering eyes should appear
A flying tow truck powered eight flying reindeer
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Trouble with your load they asked
The truck it needs some repair
Then the reindeer smiled and said
We’ll fix up your truck and fly it there instead
By nine o’clock it was at the dock
But you know what was happening
That Christmas magic brought this truck
To a very happy ending
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Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas
Made it home in time this year
Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas
Love and peace let’s make it clear
Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas
Made it home in time this year
Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas
Peace on earth life without fear *
FROM US AND OURS TO YOU AND YOURS WE WISH YOU A HAPPY, HEALTHY, AND SAFE HOLIDAY WEEKEND!
PRODUCE QUIZ RETURNS THURSDAY JANUARY 5TH.
NEXT WEEK THE CULINARY TOP TEN
Produce Quiz will return on January 5th
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