I thought that Aunt Helen
Was going to throw a fit.
I didn’t understand it,
Not one little bit.

I guess I didn’t show
A lot of love and care
Last Christmas, when she gave me
That box of underwear.

I tried to get a gift
That she would long remember,
And it’s really hard to find one
This late in December.

I wrapped the thing up pretty,
With a bow, for goodness sakes.
How was I to know Aunt Helen
Doesn’t like green garter snakes?