What I Don't Want for Christmas...

I don't want a lot for Christmas
There is just one thing I need
Influenza A to leave us
No more kids in quarantine.

I just want to stop cleaning
And Walmart runs for juice and bleach
Will my wish come true?
What I don't want for Christmas?
The flu, flu yeah.

We were all set for vacation
Lists in place, ready to leave
When the dreaded flu came calling
To the firstborn in his sleep.

So we traveled to the ER
To confirm the casualty
Icky nose swab proved it right
And wrecked our plans with family.

I just want to stop cleaning
And Walmart runs for juice and bleach
Will my wish come true?
What I don't want for Christmas? The flu.
Flu baby.

To the pharmacy we headed
Tamiflu for my sick child
Shocking price tag, but we got it
Hoping meds would make this mild.

Two days later, still down with it
Poor child can barely lift his head
Finally we hit day three
And he emerged from his sick bed.

So we started making plans
To resume vacation bliss
An hour later, then we noticed
Something else had gone amiss.

Second child with a fever
Caught it early, so said doc
Tamiflu for all of us now
And sanitizing round the clock

So we're grounded here for Christmas
Runny noses, cranky kids
Trying to force feed medicine
That smells and tastes like rotten fish.

Oh, I don't want a lot for Christmas
This is all I'm asking please
Influenza A, just leave us
So tired of kids in quarantine.

Oh, I just want to stop cleaning
And Walmart runs for juice and bleach
Will my wish come true?
What I don't want for Christmas?
The flu, flu baby.

What I don't want for Christmas? Flu, flu baby.
What I don't want for Christmas? Flu, flu baby.
What I don't want for Christmas? Flu, flu baby.
What I don't want for Christmas? Flu, flu baby.