The little glow-worm sits and glows
As brilliant as the stars,
But you are wrong if you suppose
That he will light cigars.
In fact, he seems to be exempt
From Nature's general plan;
He never makes the least attempt
To be of use to Man.
And if you think that it requires
A scientific brain
To understand his tiny fires
Then you are wrong again.
The meaning of his shininess
Is fairly clear to me;
It is intended to impress
The future Mrs. G.
No doubt you think it is his nose
Which gleams across the glen;
Well, it is not; the part that glows
Is on the abdomen.
And very likely that explains
Why all these millionaires
Buy such expensive shiny chains
To hang about on theirs.
* * * * *
The Editor who read these lines
Has quite a different tale;
He says it is the _she_ that shines
To captivate the male.
He has a perfect right to doubt
The statements in this song,
But if he thinks I'll scratch them out
He's absolutely wrong.