Ogden Nash<\/p>\n
There is something about a Martini,
\nA tingle remarkably pleasant;
\nA yellow, a mellow Martini;
\nI wish that I had one at present.
\nThere is something about a Martini,
\nEre the dining and dancing begin,
\nAnd to tell you the truth,
\nIt is not the vermouth \u2014
\nI think that perhaps it’s the Gin.<\/p>\n
There is something about an old-fashioned
\nThat kindles a cardiac glow;
\nIt is soothing and soft and impassioned
\nAs a lyric by Swinburne or Poe.
\nThere is something about an old-fashioned
\nWhen the dusk has enveloped the sky,
\nAnd it may be the ice,
\nOr the pineapple slice,
\nBut I strongly suspect it’s the Rye.\u00a0 <\/p>\n
There is something about a mint julep.
\nIt is nectar imbibed in a dream,
\nAs fresh as the bud of the tulip,
\nAs cool as the bed of the stream.
\nThere is something about a mint julep,
\nA fragrance beloved by the lucky.
\nAnd perhaps it’s the tint
\nOf the frost and the mint,
\nBut I think it was born in Kentucky.<\/p>\n
There is something they put in a highball
\nThat awakens the torpidest brain,
\nThat kindles a spark in the eyeball,
\nGliding singing through vein after vein.
\nThere is something they put in a highball
\nWhich you’ll notice one day if you watch;
\nAnd it may be the soda,
\nBut judged by the odor,
\nI rather believe it’s the Scotch.<\/p>\n
Then here’s to the heartening wassail,
\nWherever good fellows are found;
\nBe its master instead of its vassal,
\nAnd order the glasses around.
\nOh, it’s Beer if you’re bend on expansion,
\nAnd Wine if you wish to grow thin,
\nBut quaffers who think
\nOf a drink as a drink,
\nWhen they quaff, quaff of Whisky and Gin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ogden Nash There is something about a Martini, A tingle remarkably pleasant; A yellow, a mellow Martini; I wish that I had one at present. There is something about a Martini, Ere the dining and dancing begin, And to tell … Continue reading