It’s fine to have a blow-out in a fancy restaurant, 
With terrapin and canvas-back and all the wine you want; 
To enjoy the flowers and music, watch the pretty women pass, 
Smoke a choice cigar, and sip the wealthy water in your glass. 
It’s bully in a high-toned joint to eat and drink your fill, 
But it’s quite another matter when you 
                                                                         Pay the bill. 
Excerpt from The Reckoning by Robert Service