Poison In The Glass

POISON IN THE GLASS
© 2009Joel Mabus

What goes up comes down
What's in is later out
Cheers of adulation soon become an angry shout
One day you are a lion
The next day you're the goat
So as we raise our toast to you, prepare your antidote

Thank you Mister Socrates, so nice to have you here
The citizens of Athens have made their feelings clear
We so enjoy your dialogues - such questions that you ask
But, You really must be going now - there's poison in the glass

chorus:
Poison - Poison - Poison in the glass
A knife between the shoulder blades
A serpent in the grass
Poison - Poison - Poison in the glass
The cat's among the pigeons now
And poison's in the glass

Pay no attention to your wife, that superstitious thing
The ides of March mean nothing - Rome is lovely in the spring
The senators will see you now if you will walk this way
Let Plutarch write your history, let Shakespeare do the play
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You're queen of all the Nile but now you've got a situ-ashe
The enemy is at the door - you've heard his invi-tashe
Caesar and Mark Anthony and their brats that you begat
There's no one here to help you now, is there, Cleo-pat?

Poison - Poison - Poison in the asp
A knife between your bosom
A serpent in your grasp
Poison - Poison - Poison in the glass
The cat's among the pigeons now
And poison's in the glass

And you my gentle listener, I pray take no alarm
You're here among your friends - surely no one means you harm
So Disregard this little verse, 'tis but a silly song
Eat, drink and be merry, what could possibly go wrong?
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