Classic Poem

VERSE

You, sons of Adam,
You, daughters of Eve,
The time has come
To take your love-torn hearts
Off your sleeve.
Look, look about you,
What do you see?
Love-sick, love-lorn,
Love-wrecked, love-worn
Boo-hoo-manity.
There'll be no peace on earth
Until this curse
Is wiped off from this love-mad universe.
Are we mice or men?
Can't you see the light?
Come you fellow victims,
Let's unite.

REFRAIN

Down with love,
The flowers and rice and shoes.
Down with love,
The root of all midnight blues.
Down with things
That give you that well-known pain.
Take that moon
And wrap it in cellophane.
Down with love,
Let's liquidate all its friends.
Moon and June and roses
And rainbow's ends.
Down with songs
That moan about night and day.
Down with love,
Yes, take it away, away.
Away,
Take it away.
Give it back to the birds and the bees,
And the Viennese.
Down with eyes romantic and stupid,
Down with sighs,
Down with Cupid.
Brother, let's stuff that dove,
Down with love!