Batteries Not Included

Six o'clock in the morning,

Wake up by the bed.

There sits a Japanese toy

And I like it.

See the name on the wrapping,

Can't read yet but I know:

it's made for me (lucky boy)

And I want it.

Lights that flash, wheels that go round

Digital display

Fresh silicon chips to enjoy

And I need them

(Where's the batteries?).

Sitting silent and empty.

Wish I could breathe life

in my new friend who's terribly still.

And I like him.

Just like me. P'rhaps he's hungry.

Six volts make him smile

And twelve volts would probably kill.

How I like him.

"Daddy, where's the batteries

I can't find my batteries".

(There's no batteries)

Seven o'clock in the morning

They find me by the bed

with my friend the Japanese toy.

I am with him.

Mummy, Daddy can't see you,

hear you. Batteries not

included in this little boy.

(Where's my batteries?)