1. Tobacco's but an Indian weed,
Grows green in the morn, cut down at eve;
It shows our decay,
We are but clay;
Think of this when you smoke tobacco!
2. The pipe that is so lily white,
Wherein so many take delight,
It's broken with a touch,
Man's life is such;
Think of this when you take tobacco!
3. The pipe that is so foul within,
It shows man's soul is stained with sin;
It doth require
To be purred with fire;
Think of this when you smoke tobacco!
4. The ashes that are left behind,
Do serve to put us all in mind
That unto dust
Return we must;
Think of this when you take tobacco!
5. The smoke that does so high ascend,
Shows that man's life must have an end;
The vapour's gone,
Man's life is done;
Think of this when you take tobacco!
Traduction
Le tabac n'est qu'une mauvaise herbe indienne,
Elle grandit le matin, elle est coupée le soir.
Cela en dit long sur nous.
Nous ne sommes que de l'argile ;
Pensez-y lorsque vous fumez du tabac !
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