DEATH SNIPS PROUD MEN

Carl Sandburg

Solo 1: Death is stronger than all the governments

because the governments are men and men die

and then death laughs:

All: Now you see ‘em, now you don’t.

Solo 1: Death is stronger than all proud men and so death

snips proud men on the nose, throws a pair of dice

and says:

All: Read ‘em and weep.

Solo 1: Death sends a radiogram every day:

All: When I want you I’ll drop in—

Solo 1: And then one day he comes with a master-key and

lets himself in and says:

All: We’ll go now.

Solo 1: Death is a nurse mother with big arms:

All: ‘Twon’t hurt you at all; it’s your time now; you just

need a long sleep, child; what have you had anyhow

better than sleep?