1 A pig is a jolly companion, 2 Boar, sow, barrow, or gilt -- 3 A pig is a pal, who'll boost your morale, 4 Though mountains may topple and tilt. 5 When they've blackballed, bamboozled, and burned you, 6 When they've turned on you, Tory and Whig, 7 Though you may be thrown over by Tabby and Rover, 8 You'll never go wrong with a pig, a pig, 9 You'll never go wrong with a pig! 10 -- Thomas Pynchon, "Gravity's Rainbow" 11