Prized for perfumes and medicines, Rainbow personified and God's messenger, Resting the souls of dead women, Decorum of the graves, Delight of the ancient artists.
Blooming on Minoan Walls, Sculptured in stone at Karnak. Living memories of the French revolution. Clovis put you on his banner And won over Germanic tribe. Louis VII adopted you as device, 'Fleur-de-lis' the symbol of France. Germany suspended you in beer barrels, And France to enrich the wine, England to give flavor to brandies, And Russia flavored a soft drink.
Then, plucked in a state of chastity, Now, relegated to flavor toothpaste.
