Lewis Carroll - Punctuality lyrics

Man Naturally loves delay And to procrastinate Business put off from day to day Is always done too late Let every hour be in its place Firm fixed, nor loosely shift And well enjoy the vacant space As though a birthday gift And when the hour arrives, be there Where'er that "there" may be Uncleanly hands or ruffled hair Let no one ever see If dinner at "half-past" be placed At "half-past" then be dressed If at a "quarter-past" make haste To be down with the rest Better to be before your time Than e're to be behind To open the door while strikes the chime That shows a punctual mind Moral: Let punctuality and care Seize every flitting hour So shalt thou cull a floweret fair E'en from a fading flower