Some say the world will end with a bang.
Some say a whimper.
For them of us as gives a dang
about what sort of knell gets rang,
we’ve been sailing on a shrimper,
watching how crustaceans die,
and seen how royal ladies simper
fishing for the open fly:
we’ll take distemper.

…or maybe…

Some say the world will end with a bang.
Some say a whimper.
From watching as Sopranos sang,
recalling when a loud knell rang,
I tend to have a violent temper.
But if I really have to die,
what use is there in more distemper?
I might as well relax and try
to exit limper.