Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, DRINKING SONG (IN MEMORIAM EMILE BACARDI), by IRVING FINEMAN


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DRINKING SONG (IN MEMORIAM EMILE BACARDI), by                    
First Line: In planter's punch or daiquiri
Last Line: His spirits on forever.
Subject(s): Alcoholism & Alcoholics; Drunkards; Alcohol Abuse


In planter's punch or daiquiri,
I'd sing thy praises, Bacardi,
In beakers six or seven.
The angels sing now thou hast come,
"They bless thy name who bless thy rum
On earth as it is in heaven."

Full many a time and oft I've sat
Where ardent suns reduce men's fat
To slowly trickling water,
And 'neath a palm tree's shade entice
To drink thy nectar, limes and ice
Mixed by some ebon daughter.

Oh, who shall say how many a fog
And gale is cheated by your grog.
Which cheers cold men at sea;
And who shall say how many fears
And worries in this vale of tears
Have routed been by thee?

Then drink a toast, O ye who can,
Oh, lucky ones, drink to this man
Whose name will vanish never,
While Cuba's canes will grow on end
And Santiago's bay shall send
His spirits on forever.





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