The World, the Flesh, and the Devil
My first was a lady whose dominant passion
Was thorough devotion to parties and fashion;
My second, regardless of conjugal duty,
Was only the worse for her wonderful beauty;
My third was a vixen in temper and life,
Without one essential to make a good wife;
Jubilate! at last in my freedom I revel,
For I’m clear of the world, and the flesh and the devil.