I often think it’s pretty hard that things should be just so,
But you have to buy your ticket if you want to see the show.
It’s the front of the procession where you always hear the band,
And the boy who gets hot peanuts is the first one at the stand.
So make your tablets ready and jot these maxims down;
It’s the peasant does the hustling and the king that wears the crown.
The man who gets the fox’s brush is the foremost in the chase,
And the first horse at the wire is the horse that wins the race.
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