  1. Said this very wise man of St. Ives, “I hear that potatoes have eyes; I’ll shave all my head and dye my clothes red, I’ve a nervous objection to spies.” 2. Said the wiser, “I cannot advise Such a strange and uncommon disguise; But this is my plan, to eat all we can, Regardless of shape or of size.” 3. Said the sagest, “You don’t realize That your scheme is most truly unwise; If you eat them at all, either large ones or small, Every thought of your heart they’ll surmise. 4. “On the man who successfully tries, Or some feasible plan can devise, To grow us a kind that really is blind, We’ll bestow a magnificent prize.” |
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