One Birthday Candle

I lit every candle on your birthday cake But I didn’t realize how long it would take And when I got back to where I had begun The first one I’d lit could no longer be found So I started over and lit them in pairs But that made no difference so I grabbed my spares I tried them again only this time in three’s The smoke got so bad that I started to sneeze They blew out the candles so strong was their force I tried it again only this time by fours The flames got so high it near burned me alive I had to start over but this time by fives I lit them at arm’s length my safety in doubt They set off the sprinklers which put them all out I toweled the cake off for new candle sticks And worked up my courage to try them by six But when I tore open the box they were in To my great surprise … only one lay within So that is the reason, and make no mistake There’s only one candle on your birthday cake