A song pops to mind, this Christmas time. When everyone else is going, “Oh, my, it’s almost Christmas!” Guess what the focus is of the goat farmer who produces January 4-H wethers? That’s right, kidding! Christmas is truly wonderful, but what is really lurking in a goat farmer’s mind is kidding is going to be soon. Lists have to be made, goats have to be wormed, times checked on the kidding dates, stalls made available, shots have to be given the goats, extra supplies have to be brought in, such as grain, people food, etc., in case you can’t get off the farm for a while because someone is due to kid.

So, you see, Christmas gets sort of complicated for the goat farmer who produces January 4-H wethers to sell. But, yet, we still get the Christmas spirit, in spite of this looming presence of kidding standing in the background, ready to jump forwards immediately if we got our kidding dates wrong.

In tribute to that Christmas spirit, I would like to give a goat farmer’s rendition of “Here Comes Santa Claus”, originally by Gene Autry in 1947. So, get ready to start humming and soon as you are comfortable with the words, jump right in.

HERE COMES KIDDING TIME (To the music of “Here Comes Santa Claus”)

Here comes kidding time!!
Here comes kidding time!!
Right down kidding time lane!!
Bertha, Bunny, and a lot more kidders!
Are huge and moaning at me.!
Goats are waddling, does are hollering;!
All is going on schedule.!
So, grab your kidding bucket and say your prayers,!
‘Cause kidding time is coming soon!!

Here comes kidding time!
Here comes kidding time!!
Right down kidding time lane!!
Kidding buckets of towels and iodine!!
For all those newborn kids.!!
Soon hear those does yell, Better come quick,!!
Oh what an exciting sound.!!
So, jump in bed, catch some extra Zzzz’s!!
Cause kidding time is coming soon!!!

Here comes kidding time!!!
Here comes kidding time!!!
Right down kidding time lane!!!
Shots and wormings, and all the worry!!
Are pulling on the brain.!!
Thoughts of did I do everyone!!
And a checklist to make it so.!!
Count your heat lamps and say your prayers,!!
Cause kidding time is coming soon!!!

Here come kidding time!!!
Here comes kidding time!!!
Right down kidding time lane!!!
Just think of does filled with late Christmas presents!!
For good ol’ Connie and Lee (fill in your own name here).!!
Hear those does snore over the monitor!!
Oh, what a wonderful sound.!!
So, with barn clothes on, sleep on the couch,!!
‘Cause kidding might start tonight!!!