battery elf

Tis the night before Christmas

All toys are on the shelf

For the last and final check

By the battery elf

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He’ll take out all the batteries

And mix up all instructions

So on Christmas day they can

Watch the toys destruction.

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They’ll watch the parents running

To their local store

With flattened leaking batteries

Trying to buy some more

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Watching the planned confusion

Brings such warm delights

Next year he’ll get promotion

To fixing fairy lights