I STRUNG THE LIGHTS ON THE CHRISTMAS TREE; AND GINGERLY PLUGGED THEM IN; THAT'S WHEN I NOTICED A BULB WAS OUT; AND MY TROUBLES DID BEGIN; I FOUND MY BOX OF SPARE BULBS; IN MY TOP WORKSHOP DRAWER; I QUICKLY CHANGED THE BULB; BUT THEN OUT WENT TWO MORE; I GOT TWO MORE REPLACEMENTS; AND CAREFULLY PLUGGED THEM IN; THEN I GATHERED ALL THE BURNT OUT BULBS; AND TOSSED THEM INTO THE TRASH BIN; AS I WALKED BACK TO THE TREE; THE WHOLE STRING STARTED TO BLINK; NOW THIS WASN'T A TWINKLE LIGHT SET; AND MY STOMACH BEGAN TO SINK; SUDDENLY I HEARD A SIZZLE; AND THEN I HEARD A POP; THEN EVERYTHING WENT SO SILENT; YOU COULD HAVE HEARD A PIN DROP; THE WHOLE DARN STRING JUST DIED; NOT ONE SINGLE BULB REMAINED LIT; SO THE TREE WILL JUST HAVE TO STAY DARK THIS YEAR; BECAUSE THIS "FROG" LIGHT STRINGER JUST QUIT
