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Rh If the jests that you crack have an orthodox smack,
 * You may get a bland smile from these sages;

But should it, by chance, be imported from France,
 * Half-a-crown is stopped out of your wages!
 * It's a general rule,
 * Though your zeal it may quench,
 * If the Family Fool
 * Makes a joke that's too French,
 * Half-a-crown is stopped out of his wages!

Though your head it may rack with a bilious attack,
 * And your senses with toothache you're losing,

Don't be mopy and flat—they don't fine you for that.
 * If you're properly quaint and amusing!

Though your wife ran away with a soldier that day,
 * And took with her your trifle of money;

Bless you heart, they don't mind—they're exceedingly kind—
 * They don't blame you—as long as you're funny!
 * It's a comfort to feel
 * If your partner should flit,
 * Though you suffer a deal,
 * They don't mind it a bit—
 * They don't blame you—so long as you're funny!