Stand Up

When you’re thrown down by a girl

     Do not land;

Do not get your nerves a-whirl,

     Simply stand.

Do not slide down o’er the brink,

Do not drive yourself to drink;

Stand up, and the maid will think

     You are grand.

When you’re thrown down by your boss

     Do not fall;

Do not let him see your loss,

     Do not sprawl.

Keep your balance then and there,

Right side up and “mark with care”;

You’ll fit in some other where,

     That is all.

March 9, ‘09