There!—“Palmam qui meruit ferat!”
Then at dinner you’re quite cock-a-hoop,
And the soup you are certain to sneer at—
I have sipped it—it’s very good soup,—
There!—“Palmam qui meruit ferat!”
T’other day when I fell o’er the form,
Was my tumble a thing, Sir, to cheer at?
Well for you that my temper’s not warm,—
There!—“Palmam qui meruit ferat!”
Why, you rascal! you insolent brat!