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
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