I know a man named Otis, who invented a And his heart was filled pride I said to Mr. Otis, "What your room do?" He said, "It from side to side"
So I said, "Mr. Otis, if you take my You'll be the man in town You gotta take that that goes from side to side And it go up and down"
And that was good advice, good Good advice costs and it's worth the price I sincerely doubt, that the world do without my good advice
Sir Isaac came around to my house one day His was all sunburned and red He said he didn't to sleep in the shade of a tree Because an might fall on his head
I said, "Sir Isaac, you dumbbell, my advice Go right back there and sleep that tree And if you let that apple fall down on your head Why you'll gravity"
And was good advice, good advice Good advice costs and it's worth the price The world's a place, since I gave the human race my good advice
A man Mr. Waterman, invented a tube He was sad because it sprung a little He said, "Darn it, when I my tube on a piece of paper The ink leaks out and makes a streak"
He said, "I've gotta find a way to stop leak I'll start working on my proof tube again" I said, "Waterman, you idiot, don't stop that You invented a fountain pen"
And that was advice, good advice Good costs nothing and it's worth the price I'm so worldly wise, I should get the Prize for good advice
old Henry Ford, he was a hardworking man He all night and all day I said, "Henry, doin'?" And Henry, he said, "I'm the Chevrolet"
He said, "I've already built models One for each letter A to Z" I said, "Henry, you fool, are twenty-six letters in the alphabet He said, "Good heavens, I the Model T"
And that was good advice, advice Good advice costs nothing and it's the price fruitful as can be and it's absolutely free, my good advice
Wilbur and Orville two brothers, named Wright The pair of kids you've ever seen worked twelve years on a secret project They thought it was a machine
I said, "Fellas, what are all those for?" They said, "For hanging out to dry" I said, "You fools, take that washing out to Kitty Hawk And see if the darn fly"
And that was good advice, advice advice costs nothing and it's worth the price I'm so smart I'm gonna win a Guggenheim for good advice
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Franklin was a charming old man He was flying his kite One night I said, "Benjy, why ain't you out your kite?" He said, "Because raining tonight"
I said, "Benjy, sweety, you go back out there And to your string, tie a key This may you, Benjy, my boy But electricity"
And that was advice, good advice Good costs nothing and it's worth the price I'll re model you, if you'll only listen to my good
Ooga was a Neanderthal man A poorly educated soul He had a big square thing made of solid stone And in the of it was a hole
One day he had to go his cave in Natchez To his uncle's cave in I said, "Round off corners And buy a set of And Ooky baby, a wheel"
And was good advice, good advice Good advice costs nothing and it's the price Harvard offered me a Phi Beta key for good advice
Sigmund Freud, he had an house He was a very nosy fellow, so it he had no chairs So he all his friends stand around all day And tell him, all their secrets and their
Well, while they stood there 'till they got fallen arches They yelled, "My are killing me, ouch" I said, "Sigmund, don't you realize, you've got a gold mine Go out and buy a leather couch"
And was good advice, good advice Good costs nothing and it's worth the price Every word you're told will be eighteen karat gold, good advice
Alexander Bell was building a fence With some and a long piece of wire He said, "There's something strange going on here I keep hearing the of Uncle Myer"
I said, "Mr. Graham Cracker", that was my joke "With that you got the world in your palm Just get a mouthpiece and an and a piece in between And you'll sponsor The Hour"
And that was advice, good advice Good advice costs nothing and worth the price Every ya hear, is the message of the year, it's good advice
Christopher Columbus was a seaman class When I told him that the Indies be found By sailing to the West instead of sailing to the I advised him that I thought the world was round, I thought so
And then I him down to ask good Queen Isabella To pawn her for all their worth Next day he set sail and as everyone He fell off the edge of the
And that was bad advice, bad Bad advice is just the as good advice Everybody makes mistakes and that was bad advice