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Trousers, Gentlemen, Trousers!
“There are moments, Jeeves, when one asks oneself,
'Do trousers matter?'"
"The mood will pass, sir.”
― P.G. Wodehouse,
The Code of the WoostersHad you visited the post office today
You might have heard an elderly man say
(After opening his newspaper, by the way)
“Trousers, gentlemen, trousers”
For there in black and white, on the front page
Was pictured each and every schoolboard sage
Attired in shorts, in deference to the age
“Trousers, gentlemen, trousers”
While one appreciates our volunteers
Who serve our schools for free (let’s give them cheers)
The vision of old men’s legs must lead to jeers
Their veined and wrinkled knees – is this a tease?
“Trousers, gentlemen, trousers –
please!”