He never comes home either cranky or tight—
A fact which should be duly noted.
He never comes in from the office and cowls
If dinner is late or not ready,
Nor frowns nor feazes, nor fusses nor howls,
Nor goes round the house and grumbles and growls,
Nor blesses the knife as he cuts up the fowls,
But always seems happy and steady.
He’s a model, indeed—content on a crust.
No sighing for honor or riches;