a wizard's staff has a knob on the end
it never will buckle it never will bend
he cherishes it and he calls it his friend
and he frequently takes it in hand
a wizard's staff is the source of his power
he checks up on it every hour on the hour
and he's never surprised when it turns to a flower
the fairest throughout all the land
the staff of a wizard with honour is crowned
without it a wizard will rarely be found
'tis big and its round and weighs three to the pound
and without it he's truly unmanned
the staff of a wizard can do mighty deeds
it protects him from harm and attends to his needs
provides him with banquets upon which he feeds
and potions on which he gets canned
whenever a wizard is lonely or sad
or feeling dejected or puzzled or mad
he turns to his staff and things don't seem so bad
by it he is never trepanned
the staff of a wizard is dear to his heart
the source and the succour of his magic art
they travel together are never apart
a relationship few understand
a wizard is rarely of heroic build
were it not for his staff, he would surely be killed
by demons or monsters his blood would be spilled
all over the pitiless sand
a wizard in thought, word, and deed should be chaste
if he is not he's considered disgraced
although in his dreams he is often embraced
by ladies both lissom and tanned.
the staff of a wizard is polished with care
he anoints it with spices and unguents rare
bedecks it with silver and jewels most fair
and on feast days he has it japanned
a wizard when young has a staff that is small
it's puny and weak ineffective withal
it grows with his power until it stands tall
as his fame and his glory expand
the staff of a wizard can hold many spells
for finding lost objects or dowsing new wells
for banishing demons to bottomless hells
or bringing them back on demand
a wizard's staff can do manifold tricks
to puzzle the nobles and fuddle the hicks
it rescues the wizard from many a fix
it is totally at his command
when a wizard is old and is starting to fade
he looks on his staff that with cunning he made
the crown of his life and the tool of his trade
and together they make their last stand
