XXXVI + 

Alas! my stomach it betrays + 

With its exhilarating flow, + 

And I confess that now-a-days + 

I prefer sensible Bordeaux. + 

To cope with Ay no more I dare, + 

For Ay is like a mistress fair, + 

Seductive, animated, bright, + 

But wilful, frivolous, and light. + 

But thou, Bordeaux, art like the friend + 

Who in the agony of grief + 

Is ever ready with relief, + 

Assistance ever will extend, + 

Or quietly partake our woe. + 

All hail! my good old friend Bordeaux! + 