Reprise by Ogden Nash Geniuses of countless nations Have told their love for generatio Till all their memorable phrases Are common as goldenrod or daisies Their girls have glimmered like th 1
Will Consider Situation by Ogden Nash There here are words of radical ad Young man, be a snob. Yes, if you are in search of argum Why I’ve gottem. Let the personnel managers differ;
A Drink With Something in It by Ogden Nash There is something about a Martin A tingle remarkably pleasant; A yellow, a mellow Martini; I wish I had one at present. There is something about a Martin
Just Keep Quiet and Nobody Will Notice by Ogden Nash There is one thing that ought to b Which is that people ought to be t I don’t mean the kind of apologies Because I think that is sort of s No, I object to one kind of apolo
Requiem by Ogden Nash There was a young belle of Natche Whose garments were always in patc When comment arose On the state of her clothes, She drawled, When Ah itchez, Ah
You Can Be a Republican, I’M a Genocrat by Ogden Nash Oh, “rorty” was a mid-Victorian w Which meant “fine, splendid, jolly And often to me it has reoccurred In moments melancholy. For instance, children, I think i
Two Dogs Have I by Ogden Nash For years we’ve had a little dog, Last year we acquired a big dog; He wasn’t big when we got him, He was littler than the dog we had We thought our little dog would lo
I Never Even Suggested It by Ogden Nash I know lots of men who are in love And to fall out with their loved o They are conciliatory at every opp Because all they want is serenity Yes, many the swain who has finall
The Romantic Age by Ogden Nash This one is entering her teens, Ripe for sentimental scenes, Has picked a gangling unripe male, Sees herself in a bridal veil, Presses lips and tosses head, 1
Oh to Be Odd! by Ogden Nash Hypochondriacs Spend the winter at the bottom of the Adirondriacs. You go to Paris and live on champ If you’re dipsomognac.