Tonight, December 5, the place to be is the Port of Ilwaco! We will celebrate the 5th annual lighted boat parade plus light the world’s tallest crab pot Christmas Tree! The festivities start at 5 pm.
If you want to practice, here are the words to one of the “carols”:
Crab Pot Tree
Sing to the tune of Jingle Bells
Lyrics by Clint Carter
Coming in to Port, with crab for everyone,
Just like tater chips, you can’t eat just one,
Here comes Southern Cross, and then Crystal Marie
Their boats filled with crab, just for you and me
Soon we’ll all sit down, and have some Dungeness
Come on in and cook some crab, we’ll make a great big mess,
Oh, crab pot tree, crab pot tree
Made of steel and wire,
Put another crab pot on,
Let’s make this tree go higher,
Crab pot tree, crab pot tree
With your buoys and lights,
Let’s cook up some crab and have a Dungeness tonight
Fourteen feet of love, fellowship and pride
Made of old crab pots, floats and lots of lights
It’s Ilwaco’s tree, our crab pot Christmas tree,
Lit up oh, so bright, a spectacle to see
Shining towards the town, and also out to sea,
Bring our Crabbers, safe to port, with lots of crab to eat
Oh, crab pot tree, crab pot tree
Made of steel and wire,
Put another crab pot on,
Let’s make this tree go higher,
Crab pot tree, crab pot tree
With your buoys and lights,
Let’s cook up some crab and have a Dungeness tonight
Oh, crab pot tree, crab pot tree
Made of steel and wire,
Put another crab pot on,
Let’s make this tree go higher,
Crab pot tree, crab pot tree
With your buoys and lights,
Let’s cook up some crab and have a Dungeness tonight
