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Ogden Nash - A Drink With Something In It (Complete poem)Ogden Nash - A Drink With Something In It (Complete poem)
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There is something about a Martini, A tingle remarkably pleasant; A yellow, a mellow Martini; I wish I had one at present. There is something about a Martini, Ere the dining and dancing begin, And to tell you the truth, It is not the vermouth— I think that perhaps it`s the gin. There is something about an old-fashioned That kindles a cardiac glow; It is soothing and soft and impassioned As a lyric by Swinburne or Poe. There is something about an old-fashioned When dusk has enveloped the sky, And it may the ice, Or the pineapple slice, But I strongly suspect it’s the rye. There is something about a mint julep. It is nectar imbibed in a dream, As fresh as the bud of the tulip, As cool as the bed of the stream. There is something about a mint julep, A fragrance beloved by the lucky. And perhaps it’s the tint Of the frost and the mint, But I think it was born in Kentucky. There is something they put in a highball That awakens the torpidest brain, That kindles a spark in the eyeball, Gliding singing through vein after vein. There is something they put in a highball Which you’ll notice one day, if you watch; And it may be the soda, But judged by the odor, I rather believe it’s the Scotch. Then here’s to the heartening wassail, Wherever good fellows are found; Be its master instead of its vassal, And order the glasses around. For there’s something they put in the wassail That prevents it from tasting like wicker; Since it’s not tapioca, Or mustard, or mocha, I’m forced to conclude it’s the liquor.
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