My dad gave me a one dollar bill
cause I'm his smartest son
and I swapped it for two shiny quarters,
cause two is more than one!
Then I took the quarters
and traded them to Lou
for three dimes-I guess he don't know,
that three is more 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!
I took the nickels to Hiram Combs
down at the seed-feed store
and the fool gave me five pennies for them,
and five is more than four!
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!
Ha Ha Ha! I love it!
ReplyDeleteFrank...I had a lot of trouble trying to comment on here but I am trying again! I love your blog. It is great. The poem you posted brought back so many memories for me! My mom and I used to read Shel Silverstein togehter all the time. He was my favorite growing up and I still enjoy his work. I love the Giving Tree. What an awesome book! He was really a wonderful poet and author. Thanks for the post. I loved reading the poem and taking a trip down memory lane! Hope to talk again soon.
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