I'm Walking Backwards for Christmas
I'm Walking Backwards for Christmas - meaning Summary
Odd Pilgrimage of Devotion
The poem presents a comic yet earnest gesture: the speaker insists on walking backwards across the Irish Sea at Christmas to prove his love. Framed as an immigrant lad spurned by an Irish colleen, the action blends absurdity and sincerity. Repetition and conversational narration keep the tone light while conveying loneliness, longing, and a willingness to perform public eccentricity to win affection. The poem balances humor with genuine emotional plea.
Read Complete AnalysesI'm walking backwards for Christmas, Across the Irish Sea, I'm walking backwards for Christmas, It's the only thing for me. I've tried walking sideways, And walking to the front, But people just look at me, And say it's a publicity stunt. I'm walking backwards for Christmas, To prove that I love you. An immigrant lad, loved an Irish colleen From Dublin Galway Bay. He longed for her arms, But she spurned his charms, And sailed o'er the foam away She left the lad by himself, on his own All alone, a-sorrowing And sadly he dreamed, or at least that's the way it seemed, buddy, That an angel choir did sing - An angel choir did sing. I'm walking backwards for Christmas, Across the Irish Sea. I'm walking backwards for Christmas, It's the finest thing for me. And so I've tried walking sideways, And walking to the front. But people just laughed, and said, 'It's a publicity stunt'. So I'm walking backwards for Christmas To prove that I love you.
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