Triplets In Room Twelve

[Intro]

The hospital lights were buzzing bright

The nurses ran in twos

Dusty yelled, "Where's Stumpy now?"

He'd misplaced both his shoes

[Verse 1]

Stumpy came in sideways fast

With flowers and a pie

He hit the cart, apologized

Then asked if dads could cry

Dusty said, "You better breathe"

Then squeezed his hand real tight

He said, "I've faced the circus ring

But this one wins tonight"

[Verse 2]

The doctor checked the chart again

Then gave a nervous grin

She said, "There's one, then two, then three"

And Stumpy's knees gave in

He whispered, "Three whole babies now?"

Then hugged the nearest wall

Dusty laughed and said, "Stand up

You helped create this all"

[Pre-Chorus]

Then Dumpy burst through room twelve's door

Their circus friend from work

With balloons tied to a mop bucket

And gravy on his shirt

He said, "I came to calm the room"

Then tripped on his own pants

The nurse said, "Sir, please sit down now"

He said, "That's not my stance"

[Chorus]

Three babies crying, Stumpy sighing

Dusty laughing through the pain

Dumpy's dancing, charts are flying

Someone stepped into champagne

Nurses shouting, monitors beeping

Chaos wearing little socks

Three new clowns beneath the ceiling

Turned that room into a box

[Verse 3]

Stumpy told the babies proudly

"Dad survived a nasty clip"

Dusty said, "Don't tell them that"

And covered up his lip

Dumpy nodded, deadpan serious

"That tale still makes men pale"

Then dropped three tiny circus hats

Inside a diaper pail

[Verse 4]

Dusty winked and fixed her gown

Like old stage days were near

Someone mentioned staple props

And Stumpy plugged one ear

Dumpy said, "I've seen that act

It brought the whole tent down"

Dusty threw a pillow hard

And knocked him halfway round

[Pre-Chorus]

Then Dumpy froze beside the bed

His smile began to slide

He whispered, "Not again, dear friends"

And shuffled toward outside

The hallway crowd began to part

Like Moses split the foam

Stumpy said, "The restroom's left"

But Dumpy chose to roam

[Chorus]

Three babies crying, Stumpy sighing

Dusty laughing through the pain

Dumpy's dancing, charts are flying

Someone stepped into champagne

Nurses shouting, monitors beeping

Chaos wearing little socks

Three new clowns beneath the ceiling

Turned that room into a box

[Bridge]

The first one grabbed poor Stumpy's beard

The second stole his ring

The third one burped at Dumpy's face

Like born to rule the ring

Dusty said, "They've got your timing"

Stumpy said, "They've got your fire"

Dumpy said, "They've got my courage"

Then backed into medical wire

[Final Chorus]

Three babies blinking, Stumpy thinking

Dusty glowing like the sun

Dumpy bowing, nurses howling

Room twelve never came undone

Tiny fingers, tiny sneezes

Tiny futures wrapped in blue

Circus family, work friends cheering

Love arrived in groups of two

[Outro]

The hallway finally settled down

The babies slept in rows

Stumpy kissed his Dusty's hand

While Dumpy iced his nose

Dusty whispered, "Life just changed"

Stumpy laughed, "The show begins"

Dumpy waved and slipped again

Then blamed the floor for sins