I didn’t make
This up
But I’ve heard it
Since
I was a pup.
A little reminder
For the holiday
In case you’re
Inclined to go
Astray.
“He who drinks a
Fifth on the Fourth
May not be able
To go Forth on the Fifth”
A little advice for you
How true it is, how true.
I heard this since I was a small child growing up in New Orleans in the 60's. My Dad was a merchant marine (seaman) . I wonder who was the orginial author.
I heard it He who comes forth with a fifth on the fourth might not come fourth on the fifth.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
He who drinks a fifth.......loved the sage advice give with such humor and style!