A Drunken Man's Praise of Sobriety
Poem by William Butler Yeats
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"A Drunken Man's Praise of Sobriety" is a poem written by the Irish poet William Butler Yeats,[1] first published in his 1938 collection New Poems. The poem begins with the lines:
Come swish around, my pretty punk,
And keep me dancing still
That I may stay a sober man
Although I drink my fill.
Cultural influences
The poem is set to music by Elvis Costello and is featured in the bonus disc of the album Brutal Youth.
