Dandy---o (1)/The toper's advice

THE TOPER’S ADVICE.

BANISH sorrow, grief’s a folly,
care unbend the wrinkled brow,
Hence dull care and melancholy,
⁠wine and wit invites us now
Bacchus sends us all his treasure,
⁠Comus sends us jest and song,
Follow, follow, follow, follow, follow pleasure,
⁠let us join the jocund throng.

Youth soon flies, 'tis but a season,
⁠time is ever on the wing;
Then let’s the present moment seize on,
⁠none knows what the next may bring:
Thus let’s be joyous while time we measure,
⁠other’s wisdom we despise,
Follow, follow, follow, follow, follow, pleasure,
⁠to be merry’s to be wise.

Why should then vain care perplex us?
⁠why should we not merry be?
While we’re here, there’s nought to vex us,
⁠drinking sets our cares all free
Then let’s have drinking without measure,
⁠let’s have drink while time we have
Follow, follow, follow, follow, follow, pleasure,
⁠there’s no drinking in the grave,