the midnight oil.
To burn hot ‘til midnight
Thick, smooth, and bright
To enrich the light of those who depend
Oh the nigh’
When clouds cover in the day, you cannot lite
For the oil is the night.
Midnight is upon thee
Thus save, preserve, act
In accordance with canon
To burn the midnight oil
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