Tum-tum—O this is maddening!
It may be in some gloomy slum,
The organ-grinder's gladdening.
But to a poor suburban scribe,
Intent on scribbling copy,
'Tis torture! Shall I try a bribe?
Or seek oblivion's poppy?
Tum-tum-tum-tiddle-um-tum-tum!
Tum-tum-tum-tiddle——Gracious!
Those "tums" will split my tympanium,