Morning Carol
By
P.G. Wodehouse
First published in Fun Magazine, April 6, 1901
Oh! The present is gay,
And the future is bright.
As I lie on my bed
With a heart that is light.
For I think with a smile
(And I know I am right)
That my face is a fairly
Presentable sight,
And I need not get up
For ten minutes quite.
For -Oh! Rapture ecstatic,
I shaved overnight.