The Vulture eats between his meals, And that's the reason why He very, very, rarely feels As well as you and I. His eye is dull, his head is bald, His neck is growing thinner. Oh! what a lesson for us all To only eat at dinner!
Beastly! - Seven Songs
Song Cycle by Mervyn, Lord Horder, the Second Baron of Ashford (1910 - 1998)
1. The vulture  [sung text not yet checked]
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- by (Joseph) Hilaire Belloc (1870 - 1953), "The vulture", appears in More Beasts for Worse Children, first published 1897
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