Rosemary and Pansies/Jones's Progress
JONES'S PROGRESS
Jones was a Socialist when he'd naught to lose,
And passionately did the rich abuse:
When he became a well-paid overseer
By Radical lights he did his conduct steer:
In business for himself and well-to-do
The Liberal cause he did with favour view:
But as his wealth grew daily more and more,
He, as a Whig, his former faith forswore:
Then, having bought a title, could his story
End otherwise than by leaving him a Tory?
And passionately did the rich abuse:
When he became a well-paid overseer
By Radical lights he did his conduct steer:
In business for himself and well-to-do
The Liberal cause he did with favour view:
But as his wealth grew daily more and more,
He, as a Whig, his former faith forswore:
Then, having bought a title, could his story
End otherwise than by leaving him a Tory?
Before you blame him, ask yourself if you
In his place would not the same course pursue?
In his place would not the same course pursue?