You trap your quarry well
With whiskey, rum and gin
Dog-eared menu cards
The place where it began
Bear trap
Hold on tight
Empty the cage
Gave up the fight
Arrow-headed ink
Lay taught across your chest
Names covered over
Buried by all the rest
Bear trap
Hold on tight
Empty the cage
Gave up the fight
Books never opened
All judged by their covers
Cut short your novels
Keep merry your lovers
Bear trap
Hold on tight
Empty the cage
Gave up the fight