I am very proud of all of youse,
You never make me sing the blues,
You're all adept, but one who ain't
Rhymes "mineral" with "self-restraint".

You're fluent, glib and full of spark
The best e'r descended from the ark!
But one, as dull as last year's paint,
Rhymes "mineral" with "self-restraint".

Your quick and sharp with fresh bull-shit,
Colorful language, thick with wit!
Except for one, who sans constraint
Rhymes "mineral" with "self-restraint".

Here's the bright, the pure, the great
Who brought us through that Twenty Eight
And to the rascal, thick but quaint,
Rhymes "mineral" with "self-restraint".

Onward brave spirits!! Onward climb!
Perchance to reach Great Twenty-Nine!
Except for one, who, growing faint,
Rhymes "mineral" with "self-restraint".


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(Actually Rapaire's parody on Gilbert was very cunning.)