If you go chasing rabbits
Or shooting albatross
Expect to run afoul
Of queens and gambling loss
When you ignore the cat
You might just lose your head
You should have stayed home sailor
Safe and in your bed
Don’t try cheating fate
Or wasting time on tea
Death always catches up
He’s never late you see
Listen to the hatter
He’s sure to drive you mad
Now go tell your tale
Bemoan the woes you’ve had
Sit and watch the hours
With a watch that doesn’t work
Whispers from the sea
Forever will they lurk
May 14, 2012
May 14, 2012 at 1:08 AM UTC
If you go chasing rabbits
Or shooting albatross
Expect to run afoul
Of queens and gambling loss
When you ignore the cat
You might just lose your head
You should have stayed home sailor
Safe and in your bed
Don’t try cheating fate
Or wasting time on tea
Death always catches up
He’s never late you see
Listen to the hatter
He’s sure to drive you mad
Now go tell your tale
Bemoan the woes you’ve had
Sit and watch the hours
With a watch that doesn’t work
Whispers from the sea
Forever will they lurk
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