Wine is a mocker! And strong drink is raging, For so does the Bible declare; Oh, touch not the glass, then, However engaging Of all its allurements beware. chorus: The Bible, the Bible, the Bible says so, That wine is a mocker, we know, ah we know. Wine is a mocker! Thou seems it so charming Though friends call it wholesome and good, There's mischief there lurking That ever is harming To fire and to poison the blood. (chorus) Wine is a mocker! It leads into sinning The thousands who perish from drink; 'Tis here that the drunkard Has had his beginning The first step that caused him to sink. (chorus) Wine is a mocker! At first, 'tis alluring, At last, like an adder it stings And bites like a serpent, With poison enduring And mis'ry and wretchedness brings. (chorus) Wine is a mocker! The social glass, shun it, Oh linger not where 'tis in sight, Oh, dash it away from you, Look not upon it, Stand firm and be true to the right. (chorus)