Close to the amœbean, and with two lines essentially the same, are these,[[1022]] in mild satire:—
No mountain so high[[1023]]
But the chamois can pass,
And no youngster on earth
Can be true to his lass.
No mountain so high
But the chamois climbs over,
And no girl is so fair
But she’ll take to a lover.
This is improvisation on crutches. Often, however, the standing line has variations; for example:[[1024]]—