| 1 | Its a religious parrot, the storekeeper assures him. | |
| 2 | He adores this screen goddess with godliness. | |
| 3 | Guard my life, for I am devoted to you. | |
| 4 | That may be no more than another pious wish. | |
| 5 | We want no goody-goody piety; we have too much of it. |