RODDERS CREED
I DO SOLEMNLY PROMISE,
BEFORE THE SETTING OF THE SUN,
TO HAVE ALL MY CHROME POLISHED
NOT A DULL SPOT LEFT UNDONE.
MAKING SURE THAT EVERY SPARK PLUG
IS TUCKED NEATLY IN ITS PLACE,
AND THAT THE PAINT ON THE BODY SPARKLES
SHINNING SO BRIGHTLY YOU SEE YOUR FACE.
TO TAKE COMFORT AND PLEASURE WHILE CRUISING
AS MY ROD EASES DOWN THE ROADWAY,
MAKING PLANS FOR A RODDER’S TOMORROW
DREAMING OF BUILDING ANOTHER ROD,
A BETTER ROD ONE DAY.