Today, you are unlucky   and that's the way to be    You know, at best,   it's just a test of your tenacity   Answer with a mumble    That's good enough for me    for I am a mumbler too      So imitate the action of the tiger   or imitate the action of the snail       The greatest of the slouchers    whispered in my ear,   "Keep it in your notebooks,    and keep your notebooks near"   "Write that down," he said    "Borrow my pen if you need   for you are a sloucher too"      So imitate the action of the tiger   or imitate the action of the snail    Snap your teeth and smile a little wider    or leave behind a lovely silver trail      So imitate the action of the tiger   or imitate the action of the snail    Snap your teeth and smile a little wider    or leave behind a lovely silver trail