I had spent the night in the watch-house -- br My head was the size of three -- br So I went and asked the chemist br To fix up a drink for me; br And he brewed it from various bottles br With soda and plenty of ice, br With something that smelt like lemon, br And something that seemed like spice. br It fell on my parching palate br Like the dew on a sunbaked plain, br And my system began to flourish br Like the grass in the soft spring rain; br It wandered throughout my being, br Suffusing my soul with rest, br And I felt as I "scoffed" that liquid br That life had a new-found zest. br br I have been on the razzle-dazzle br Full many a time since then br But I never could get the chemist br To brew me that drink again. br He says he's forgotten the notion -- br 'Twas only by chance it came -- br He's tried me with various liquids br But oh! they are not the same. br br We have sought, but we sought it vainly, br That one lost drink divine; br We have sampled his various bottles, br But somehow they don't combine: br Yet I know when I cross the River br And stand on the Golden Shore br I shall meet with an angel chemist br To brew me that drink once more.