It is stuffy inside the box
Held in by a coiled spring
Quiet and crunched down
Off and on free in song
Then slam, back goes Jack
With head held down
And the crank goes round
How long to be held
In this Twilight zone?
There’s such fun in the dance!
Now the hand on the crank
Is beginning to grind
Jack is sure the spring will pop
As the pressure builds up
The catch cannot hold
Watch out now
As Jack jumps out
Saved and bold
1999
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