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Smart
My dad gave me a 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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Ode About Dan's Wise Trades
A sack of gold Dan traded for
Some weak horse, tamed yet scummy.
He mounted it, then told the man:
"Enjoy the trot home, dummy!"
Lighthearted, he bid horse for calf -
So wee, and smooth as silk.
"I'm some suave genius!", he then quipped,
"Lord knows foals don't give milk!"
Victorious and ardent, Dan
Ensured another trade:
Red calf he bartered for some hat,
"Since cows don't give much shade!"
That hat, when it caught someone's eye,
Earned Dan a nice, flat stone.
"I see the joke's on him", he said,
"No hats skip lakes, if thrown!"
Proud of the barters, he then strode
Off to a quiet stream,
Enlivened stone - and no man was
More spirited than him.
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