The Choral Music of David Reznick

 

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Universe III

 

 

Mrs. Japher found a wafer which she stuck upon a note;

This she took and gave the cook; then she went and bought a boat

Which she paddled down the stream, shouting, “Ice produces cream!

Beer, when churned, produces butter!  Henceforth all the words I utter

Distant ages thus shall note: From the Japher wisdom boat!”

 

Mrs. Japher said, “It’s safer, when you’ve lemons in your head,

First to eat a pound of meat, then to go at once to bed.

Eating meat is half the battle, till you hear those lemons rattle;

If you don’t, you’ll always moan in a lemoncholy tone,

For there’s nothing half so dreadful as lemons in your head!”