'twas the night before my birthday
and all through the abode
all the creatures are sleeping
i'm on the commode

gina in her nightclothes
the boys in her lap
had just settled themselves
for a pre-birthday nap

when out of my stomach
there arose such a clatter
i rushed to bathroom
to see what was the matter

we'll just stop there
but god help me, i'm sick as a dog