'Twas the Night Before Christmas 'Twas the night before Christmas, we were all in the club, Enjoying a meeting, instead of the pub. The ashtrays were clean, and the coffee was made, The Big Books were out and we all had prayed. - When out in the lot, there arose such a clatter, We all jumped up to see what was the matter. The Chair with his Big Book, and I with my smokes, Headed outside to find these two blokes. - They came on inside and sat at the table; And said that they'd chair, as soon as they're able. To start with, they said, "It's more than not drinking; It's doing your best to fix your sick thinking." - "Think, Think, Think!" and the slogans we used, Help keep the newcomer from getting confused. Step 1 is a start, they said we should know, But after Step 2, we'll be all aglow. - We make a decision when we got to Step 3; Step 4 was real tough, we all could agree. Step 5 is the one where we let it all out, And after Steps 6 and 7, we're left with no doubt. - When we got to Step 8, we made our list; And then with Step 9, we have to persist. After Step 9, the promises ring true; We didn't just make that up, right out of the blue. - After that, it's on with the rest; The things we must do, to be our best. They put on their coats and got ready to leave; A pretty good end, for this Christmas Eve. - As to their names, we only could guess; Must have been Bill W. and Dr. Bob S. The two men hopped into a '35 Ford, And as they pulled out, one of them roared: - "We leave this message, for our sisters & brothers: trust God, clean house, and be of service to others. And for all of you people, I just want to say: have a nice holiday, but don't drink today!" - Unknown | 
