A tail behind, a trunk in front, Complete the usual elephant. The tail in front, the trunk behind, Is what you very seldom find. If you for specimens should hunt with trunk behind and tail in front, That hunt would occupy you long; The force of habit is so strong.
Rounds and Rounds
Song Cycle by Johan Franco (1908 - 1988)
?. Elephants, or The Force of Habit [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by Alfred Edward Housman (1859 - 1936), "The Force of Habit"
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First published in the Edwardian, December 1936, revised 1937Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
Total word count: 50