The Bab Ballads, with Which Are Included Songs of a Savoyard

by W. S. Gilbert

Half-a-dozen, maybe,

That all family fools,

Of whatever degree,

Must observe if they love their profession.

If you wish to succeed as a jester, you'll need

To consider each person's auricular:

What is all right for B would quite scandalise C

(For C is so very particular);

And D may be dull, and E's very thick skull