I can't escape camp too soon
I've been squinting so long
through a lanyarded bong my
brows have woven a ligature
while under this sway I can
hear myself say, the plight
shares another's signature:
When betwixt Nell Gwyn
And Anne Boleyn
I was forced to make my choice,
I became so confused
I was even amused
And abused by Peggy Joyce ..
Cole Porter
Out of this World
1950
They Couldn't
Compare to You
Selected Lyrics
Robert Kimball
editor
American Poets Project
The Library of America
op. cit.
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