the song of mehitabel
“
oh i should worry and fret
death and i will coquette
there s a dance in the old dame yet
toujours gai toujours gai
— Don Marquis
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "oh i should worry and fret
death and i will coquette
there s a dance in the old dame yet
toujours gai toujours gai" in the context of "the song of mehitabel" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Don Marquis" (Quotes, archy and mehitabel (1927))
The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app
About Don Marquis
Donald Robert Perry Marquis (29 July 1878 – 29 December 1937) was an American humorist, journalist, novelist, poet, cartoonist, newspaper columnist, and playwright most famous for creating the characters "Archy" the cockroach, and "Mehitabel" the cat.
About Don Marquis
Donald Robert Perry Marquis (29 July 1878 – 29 December 1937) was an American humorist, journalist, novelist, poet, cartoonist, newspaper columnist, and playwright most famous for creating the characters "Archy" the cockroach, and "Mehitabel" the cat.
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