The Bargain by Ogden Nash As I was going to St. Ives I met a man with seven lives; Seven lives, In seven sacks, Like seven beeves
Come on in, the Senility is Fine by Ogden Nash People live forever in Jacksonvil But you don’t have to live forever The entrance requirements for gram You only have to live until your c From that point on you start looki
The People Upstairs by Ogden Nash The people upstairs all practise b Their living room is a bowling all Their bedroom is full of conducted Their radio is louder than yours, They celebrate week-ends all the w
Pretty Halcyon Days by Ogden Nash How pleasant to sit on the beach, On the beach, on the sand, in the With ocean galore within reach, And nothing at all to be done! No letters to answer,
Morning Prayer by Ogden Nash Now another day is breaking, Sleep was sweet and so is waking. Dear Lord, I promised you last ni Never again to sulk or fight. Such vows are easier to keep
A Word to Husbands by Ogden Nash To keep your marriage brimming, With love in the loving cup, Whenever you’re wrong, admit it; Whenever you’re right, shut up. 1
Very Like a Whale by Ogden Nash One thing that literature would be Would be a more restricted employm metaphor. Authors of all races, be they Gre Can’t seem just to say that anythi
Look What You Did, Christopher! by Ogden Nash In fourteen hundred and ninety-two Someone sailed the ocean blue. Somebody borrowed the fare in Spa For a business trip on the boundin And to prove to the people, by act
Pg Wooster, Just as He Useter by Ogden Nash Bound to your bookseller, leap to Deluge your dealer with bakshish a Lean on the counter and never say Wodehouse and Wooster are with us Flourish the fish-slice, your butt