The Pleasures of the Table / An Account of Gastronomy from Ancient Days to Present Times. With a History of Its Literature, Schools, and Most Distinguished Artists; Together With Some Special Recipes, and Views Concerning the Aesthetics of Dinners and Dinner-giving

by George H. Ellwanger

When father carves the duck,

And mother almost always sighs

When father carves the duck.

Then all of us prepare to rise

And hold our bibs before our eyes

And be prepared for some surprise

When father carves the duck.

"He braces up and grabs a fork

Whene'er he carves a duck,

And won't allow a soul to talk