Pity that it was Darius, though ~~ Think of Vachel Lindsay's The Daniel Jazz

King Darius said to the lions :

" Bite Daniel. Bite Daniel.

Bite him. Bite him. Bite him ! "

Thus roared the lions :

" We want Daniel, Daniel, Daniel,

We want Daniel, Daniel, Daniel.

If I'd been there the boy would have hads to give his tanner back!

Oh, how can anyone be such a boring pedantic old fart as

~M~!