I'm going to the endodontist first thing Monday morning for a root canal. This'll be my second and, hopefully, it'll be nothing like the first, 4 years ago this month: the dentist excavated twice, then gave up and sent me to the endodontist for two more spelunkings... and they still weren't able to remove all of the root! Had a nasty infection for a long time. And somewhere between the 2nd and 3rd digging, my mother dropped dead! Between the 3rd and 4th, my brother went into the hospital for a very serious operation! (He's okay now, though!)

So I hope I may be forgiven if I'm a little superstitious about having another root canal in the month of March. In fact, I had the opportunity to take an appointment the same week as the anniversary of my mother's death, but I declined it. (Why push my luck? After all, my father's in a nursing home already!)

Anyway, I'm wondering if there are any songs about root canals that I can hum to myself while I'm sniffing that happy-gas. Songs about similar dental horrors will be appreciated as well. Thanks, and wish me luck!