. . . .
The day wound up with booze and blow
And fights till all were well content,
But of the new-chum, all I know
Is shown by this advertisement --
`For Sale, the well-known racehorse Trap,
He won Wargeilah Handicap!'
Any Other Time
All of us play our very best game --
Any other time.
Golf or billiards, it's all the same --
Any other time.
Lose a match and you always say,
`Just my luck! I was `off' to-day!
I could have beaten him quite half-way --
Any other time!'
After a fiver you ought to go --
Any other time.
Every man that you ask says `Oh,
Any OTHER time.
Lend you a fiver! I'd lend you two,
But I'm overdrawn and my bills are due,
Wish you'd ask me -- now, mind you do --
Any other time!'
Fellows will ask you out to dine --
Any other time.
`Not to-night, for we're twenty-nine --
Any other time.
Not to-morrow, for cook's on strike,
Not next day, I'll be out on the bike --
Just drop in whenever you like --
Any other time!'
Seasick passengers like the sea --
Any other time.
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