’Tis Wednesday the Thirteenth again
And everyone knows what that means*
Like Friday the Thirteenth is bad
Because back in the day the witches
Would assemble on a Friday night
In groups of twelve (plus Satan)**
Back before enlightened times
On certain Wednesday afternoons
The village patriarchy gathered
Twelve of them – and Priapus***
So to this day good people fear
This moment on the calendar
When men with too much self-regard
Find their pomposity inflated****
Best ignore them for today
Tomorrow, back to normal grief*****