A short
To avoid dejection,
By
In occupations,
And prolongation Of relaxation,
And combinations Of recreations,
And
On the state of the
In
To your station,
By
To friends and relations,
By
Of amputation,
By
In conversation,
And deep
You'll avoid dejection.
Learn well your grammar,
And never stammer,
Write well and neatly,
And sing most sweetly,
Be enterprising ,
Love early rising,
Go walk of six miles,
Have ready quick smiles,
With lightsome laughter,
Soft flowing after.
Drink tea, not coffee;
Never eat toffy.
Eat bread with butter.
Once more, don't stutter.
Don't waste your money,
Abstain from honey.
Shut doors behind you,(Don't slam them, mind you.)Drink beer, not porter.
Don't enter the
Till to swim you are able.
Sit close to the table.
Take care of a candle.
Shut a door by the handle,
Don't push with your
Until you are older.
Lose not a button.
Refuse cold mutton.
Starve your canaries.
Believe in fairies.
If you are able,
Don't have a
With any mangers.
Be rude to strangers.
Moral:
Behave.
