A CLEVER MAN
clever man
Not me
Was born on a purple spread
And learned at a tutors clerkly knee
Not me
A clever man
Not me
Took sheepskin at a proper school
Employment in the family
Not me
A clever man
Not me
Married a highly dowered bride
Got children and much property
Not me
A clever man
Not me
Minus boots with his family round
Died at comfortable seventy
Not me.
A clever man
Not me
Tasted none of the bitter sins
Valued his placidity
Not me!