When you wave goodbye to the World,
for the last time,
don’t tell them that you’ll never be back;
It only makes the world sad
to hear such things,makes it feel
sadder than it already is;
So when you do wave goodbye,
goodbye, goodbye, forever and anon,
don’t tell them anything except
that you’re looking forward to some
time away and having a great time,
and that you’ll write.
The nameless old Indian died,
the one who begged
daily by the fountain;
He fell over in
the Plaza during Siesta,
so inconsiderate,
interrupting the
morgue attendant’s
enjoyment of the
broadcast soccer game;
Matters could have been worse,
retrieving a body
from the fountain itself
would have attracted
unfavourable comment
in the local press and broadcast media,
perhaps dissuading tourists
from enjoying the many Civic
amenities and places of interest
such as the fountain,
where begging is not permitted.
When you wave goodbye to the World,
for the last time,
don’t tell them that you’ll never be back;
It only makes the world sad
to hear such things,makes it feel
sadder than it already is;
So when you do wave goodbye,
goodbye, goodbye, forever and anon,
don’t tell them anything except
that you’re looking forward to some
time away and having a great time,
and that you’ll write.
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