Ink Well


BEER







If wine be the liquid of the gods
       then beer is the liquid of the slobs
For some Strange reason in every season
       the poor the rejected and all who lack reason
Immerse themselves in suds and bubbles
       and seem to forget all their troubles

Does God drink beer one might well ask
       while angels and saints go about their tasks
Or does He allow Himself to remain tense
       while men who work retain their sense
For men who lay back and enjoy the brew
       need never know what's universally true

The universal truth is that men are insane
       whenever they drink and become inane
Their lives their loves and all those things
       mixed with beer makes them kings
So I drink beer with all the slobs
       and leave the wine to all the gods.




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