You must study sight and sound, for these, it has been found,
Are required in making pills;
And in keeping up your stock, the philosophy of Locke
A wond’rous power instills.
And mind you never drop a word about the “shop”
For it’s plain as plain can be,
You bid farewell to trade, when acquaintance has been made
With high-class pharmacy;
Though employers oft may say, as you walk your “cultured” way,
“If he’s content with scientific lore, he’ll certainly not suit me,