That's the way Ahab kills a whale,
That's the way slime sticks on a snail,
That's the way I travel, by road and rail,
That's the way the horseshoe needs a nail.
That's the way the horseshoe ringers
That's the way a song needs singers
That's the way the sheaves need bringers
That's the way the sweet scent lingers.
That's the way the sweet scent smells
That's the way the story tells
That's the way the music swells
That's the way the merchant sells
That's the way the merchant acts,
That's the way a planner packs;
That's the way John Webster lacks;
That's the way the world attacks.
That's the way the world spins
That's the way the sinner sins
That's the way the bowling pins
That's the way the barley bends
That's the way we cut the barley,
That's the way Scrooge was to Marley,
That's the way the two sides parley,
That's the way a dog is snarly.
That's the way the dog does snap,
That's the way the smear goes pap,
That's the way that white folks rap,
That's the way that Bovril's crap.
That's the way that Bovril flies,
That's the way a bluebird cries.
That's the way an old man dies;
That's the way that George Bush lies.
That's the way George Bush can lie,
That's the way the parrots fly,
That's the way I eat cold pie,
That's the way men say goodbye.
That's the way men swim about;
That's the way I avoid gout;
That's the way one fights a bout;
That's the way Kurds scream and shout.
That's the way the Kurds curdle,
That's the way good cheese is hurdled,
That's the way we like our dairy,
That's the way it makes us merry.
That's the way it makes us dizzy
That's the way I get in a tizzy
That's the way soda gets fizzy
That's the way hermits stay busy
That's the way i open a soda can
That's the way i fry in a pan
That's the way i treat a friend
That's the way i'll love 'em till the end.
That's the way love disappears;
That's the way you drown in tears.
That's the way your heart will break;
That's the way you eat too much cake.
That's the way the cake is iced.
That's the way the cake is sliced.
That's the way that weddings falter;
That's the way bride flees the altar.
That's the way the bride shows a dimple,
That's the way getting married is simple.
That's the way a divorce is mucky,
That's the way lasting love is lucky.
That's the way that love is plucky,
That's the way it can get (f)ucky,
That's the way the steer makes bull,
That's the way the lamb gives wool.
