Early Rising

God bless the man who invented sleep
And bless him, also, that he didnt keep
His great discovery to himself, nor try
to make it - as the lucky fellow might -
A close monopoly by patent right!

Yes-bless the man who first invented sleep
But blast the man with curses loud and deep,
Whatever the rascal's name, age or station,
Who first invented and went around advising,
That artifical cut off - Early Rising!

"Rise with the lark, and with the lark to bed",
Observe a solemn, sentimental owl!
Just enquire about his rise and fall,
And whether larks have any beds at all!