IF YOU GIVE A MAN A DUCK

 

If you give a man a duck

He’ll eat very well for a day

But if you teach a man to duck

You’ll keep head trauma at bay

THE EARLY BIRD GETS THE WORM

 

The early bird gets the worm

Isn’t that the correct term?

Well I have some advice to give

The late worm gets to live

THE OLD SAYING GOES

 

The old saying goes

Don't put all your eggs in one basket

But surely it should be

Or was it don’t put both legs in one gusset

PROVERBIAL PROVERBS # 6

 

“This will separate the men from the boys”

Was stated in my youth repeatedly

However it what separates them today

Appears to be  is Operation Yew Tree

PROVERBIAL PROVERBS # 3

 

Practice makes perfect

Is that the prerequisite?

Well for me and my girl

Practicing is the best bit

PROVERBIAL PROVERBS # 2

 

The old saying goes that “A volunteer

Is worth Ten pressed men”

Well volunteers are all well and good

But a pressed man are really good

At getting through narrow gaps

PROVERBIAL PROVERBS # 1

 

The old saying goes that “A volunteer

Is worth Ten pressed men”

Well volunteers are all well and good

But a pressed man looks really sharp

A NEW BROOM SWEEPS CLEAN

 

A new broom sweeps clean

Is the old modest declaration

A new broom in today’s parlance

Would be sweeping the nation

PROVERBIAL PROVERBS # 5

 

Prevention is better than cure

Well I’m not so sure

Prevention is only helpful until

You are actually ill

PROVERBIAL PROVERBS # 4

 

Practice what you preach

Isn’t that what they teach?

But preach what you’ve practiced

Is the advice of a Semanticist

PROVERBIAL PROVERBS # 3

 

Practice makes perfect

Is that the prerequisite?

Well for me and my girl

Practicing is the best bit

THE EARLY BIRD GETS THE WORM

 

The early bird gets the worm

Isn’t that the correct term?

Well I have some advice to give

The late worm gets to live

ADVERSITY MAKES FOR STRANGE BEDFELLOWS

 

Adversity makes for strange bedfellows

Is how they put it proverbially

But in my house estranged bedfellows

Makes for a good deal of adversity

WISE PROVERB

 

A man who runs in front of a car

Gets tired I think you’ll find

Whereas he will undoubtedly

Get exhausted if he runs behind