Flop right down among the asses,
Friend! kerplunk—
Like a flapjack on a platter, lob kerplunk.
If you cannot be the ocean, be a drop;
If you cannot be the sergeant, be a cop;
It is not the act of falling
That is said to be appalling,
But the stop—
There’s a prejudice, somehow, against the stop.
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]If you cannot win the heiress, take the cook;