VIII

I sometimes think that I am not so good,

That there are foxier, warmer babes than I,

That Fate has given me the calm go-by

And my long suit is sawing mother's wood.

Then would I duck from under if I could,

Catch the hog special on the jump, and fly

To some Goat Island planned by destiny

For dubs and has-beens and that solemn brood.

But spite of bug-wheels in my cocoa tree,

The trade in lager beer is still a-humming,

A schooner can be purchased for a V

Or even grafted if you're fierce at bumming.

My finish then less clearly do I see,

For lo! I have another think a-coming.

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