fabboss
07-17-02, 11:11 PM
The Preservation Of Man
The horse and mule live thirty years,
and know nothing of wnes and beer.
The goat and sheep at twenty die,
With never a taste of scotch or rye.
The cow drinks water by the ton,
And at eightteen is mostly done.
The dog at 16 cashes in,
without the aid of rum or gin.
The cat in milk and water soaks,
And then in twelve short years it croaks.
The modest, sober, bone dry hen,
lays eggs for nogs, then dies at ten.
All animals are strictly dry,
They sinless live and swiftly die.
But sinfull, ginfull, rum-soaked men,
Survive for three score years and ten.
AND SOME OF US, THE MIGHTY FEW,
STAY PICKLED TILL WE'RE NINETY TWO.
The horse and mule live thirty years,
and know nothing of wnes and beer.
The goat and sheep at twenty die,
With never a taste of scotch or rye.
The cow drinks water by the ton,
And at eightteen is mostly done.
The dog at 16 cashes in,
without the aid of rum or gin.
The cat in milk and water soaks,
And then in twelve short years it croaks.
The modest, sober, bone dry hen,
lays eggs for nogs, then dies at ten.
All animals are strictly dry,
They sinless live and swiftly die.
But sinfull, ginfull, rum-soaked men,
Survive for three score years and ten.
AND SOME OF US, THE MIGHTY FEW,
STAY PICKLED TILL WE'RE NINETY TWO.