Ode to a Fruitcake : Christmas Song for Solo Voice & Piano
Ode to a Fruitcake
by M. Ryan Taylor
Fruitcake! Fruitcake!
Oh, what a glorious fruitcake!
Nothing quite says, "Merry Christmas, Good Cheer!,"
like a fruitcake.
With raisins, green pineapple, candied orange peel,
an applesauce batter to make a good seal,
the walnuts and hazelnuts, pecans and cherries,
cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves mid dried berries!
Though many may dispute it’s reputation,
the fruitcake is a holiday sensation!
And, though the thought might fill a few with dread,
I proudly declare that the fruitcake
is the ultimate queen of quickbread!
Fruitcake! Fruitcake!
Oh, what a marvelous, glorious, beauteous fruitcake!
"Merry Christmas! Good Cheer!
Happy New Year!"