It's well for the china-shop man,

Who gets a fresh order each day;

And deucedly well for yourself,

Who are in the said china-man's pay.

And my stately vases go

To your uncle's, I ween, to be cashed;

But it's O for the light of my broken lamp,

And the tick of my clock that is smashed.

Break, break, break!

At the foot of thy stairs in glee;