The Whale that wanders round the Pole <br />Is not a table fish. <br />You cannot bake or boil him whole <br />Nor serve him in a dish; <br /> <br />But you may cut his blubber up <br />And melt it down for oil. <br />And so replace the colza bean <br />(A product of the soil). <br /> <br />These facts should all be noted down <br />And ruminated on, <br />By every boy in Oxford town <br /> <br />Who wants to be a Don.<br /><br />Hilaire Belloc<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-whale/
