Songbook
16: "Oh, Whacking Day"
Oh Whacking Day!
Oh Whacking Day!
Our hallowed snake skull-cracking day!
We'll break their backs
Gouge out their eyes
Their evil hearts we'll pulverize!
Oh Whacking Day!
Oh Whacking Day!
May God bestow His grace on thee.
This hymn-like song was sung (to the tune of "O Christmas Tree") at the annual Whacking Day festivals, until Lisa and Bart Simpson (with the help of Barry White) convinced the people of Springfield that it was cruel. Whacking Day supposedly dated back to the time when the town founder, Jebediah Springfield, drove local snakes to the town centre to kill them. On Whacking Day, Springfielders follow in Jebediah's footsteps.
9F18 - Whacking Day
Oh Whacking Day!
Our hallowed snake skull-cracking day!
We'll break their backs
Gouge out their eyes
Their evil hearts we'll pulverize!
Oh Whacking Day!
Oh Whacking Day!
May God bestow His grace on thee.