Nubile youth or Geezer,
AThlete or wheezer,
Keep your faith out of the State,
And render unto Caesar!

Guru, saint or clod,
Slob or curvy bod,
Keep the State out of your faith,
And render unto God!

Bridge:

Never never never mix the two up!
If you do you're bound to cause
A monumental screw-up!

If you work a global scam,
Or tote bricks in a hod!
Just render unto Caesar,
And render unto God!


Throckmorton Haypennies Junior
Idle Doggerel for Idle Dogs
Ontario Ecumenical Press, 1975