Bitters End

[Verse 1]

At last the crimson chord cascades

To shower dry cordials within

Too late to leap the chocolate gate

(Pale fountains fizzing forth pink gin)

[Verse 2]

While destiny prepares to fly

The farmyard chorus sings its wake

Upstanding anthem to the sky

(Too soon to realize their fate)

[Verse 3]

You were the raven of October (It's all, it's all)

I knew the sign you flew around (It's all, it's all)

Up in the air so high above me

Never needed to look down

[Verse 4]

I never thought I'd be a rover

I didn't even look around

But now I know you've found another

So will someone please find me

[Outro]

Give now the host his claret cup

And watch Madeira's farewell drink

Note his reaction acid sharp

Should make the cognoscenti think