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SMART
Shel Silverstein
My dad gave me one dollar bill
'Cause I'm his smartest son,
And I swapped it for two shiny quarters
'Cause two is more than one!
And then I took the quarters
And traded them to Lou
For three dimes -- I guess he don't know
That three is more than two!
Just then, along came old blind Bates
And just 'cause he can't see
He gave me four nickels for my three dimes,
And four is more than three!
And I took the nickels to Hiram Coombs
Down at the seed-feed store,
And the fool gave me five pennies for them,
And five is more than four!
And then I went and showed my dad,
And he got red in the cheeks
And closed his eyes and shook his head--
Too proud of me to speak!
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THE DAMN HOODWINKER
Dad gave him the nation
'Cause he's the handsome son,
And he led us on a war in Iraq
'Cause oil's there -- indeed, tons!
Then George took the vast surplus and
Bequeathed it to some friends...
Just another covert kickback his
Lofty profession lets him send.
Just then came hottest Africa, maimed,
By malady and ailments --
He decided to go, and send needed foodstuffs
To refute his assailants.
Meanwhile, homeward, mothers, fathers
Have no money, food, or work --
The misleading minimum lending rates
Have become the only perk.
Therefore, doomed, the depressed nation
Works to persist afloat...
We must stand the hothead's horror
Until we can re-vote!
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