I know a man named Otis, who invented a And his heart was filled with I said to Mr. Otis, "What does your do?" He said, "It from side to side"
So I said, "Mr. Otis, if you my advice be the richest man in town You gotta take that room that goes from to side And it go up and down"
And that was advice, good advice Good advice costs nothing and it's the price I sincerely doubt, the world could do without my good advice
Sir Isaac Newton around to my house one day His face was all and red He he didn't want to sleep in the shade of a tree Because an apple might fall on his
I said, "Sir Isaac, you dumbbell, my advice Go back there and sleep beneath that tree And if you let that rotten apple fall down on head Why you'll gravity"
And that was 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 named Mr. Waterman, a tube He was sad because it sprung a little He said, "Darn it, when I hold my on a piece of paper The ink leaks out and a little streak"
He said, "I've gotta a way to stop that leak I'll start working on my proof tube again" I said, "Waterman, you idiot, stop that leak You just invented a pen"
And was good advice, good advice advice costs nothing and it's worth the price I'm so worldly wise, I should get the Nobel for good advice
Good old Henry Ford, he was a man He worked all and all day I said, "Henry, doin'?" And Henry, he said, "I'm the Chevrolet"
He said, "I've already twenty-five models One for each from A to Z" I said, "Henry, you fool, there are letters in the alphabet He said, "Good heavens, I the Model T"
And was good advice, good advice Good advice costs nothing and it's worth the It's fruitful as can be and absolutely free, my good advice
Wilbur and Orville were two brothers, Wright The nicest of kids you've ever seen They worked twelve on a secret project They thought it was a washing
I said, "Fellas, what are all those for?" said, "For hanging clothes out to dry" I said, "You fools, that washing machine out to Kitty Hawk And see if the thing'll fly"
And was good advice, good advice Good advice nothing and it's worth the price I'm so smart I'm gonna win a Guggenheim for good advice
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Benjamin was a charming old man He was flying his kite One night I said, "Benjy, why you out with your kite?" He said, "Because it's tonight"
I said, "Benjy, sweety, you go back out there And to kite string, tie a key This may you, Benjy, my boy But electricity"
And that was good advice, advice Good advice costs nothing and worth the price I'll re you, if you'll only listen to my good advice
Magoog was a Neanderthal man A poorly educated soul He had a great big thing made of solid stone And in the of it was a hole
One day he had to go from his in Natchez To his cave in Mobile I said, "Round off those And buy a set of And Ooky baby, a wheel"
And that was good advice, advice Good costs nothing and it's worth the price Harvard offered me a Phi Beta Kappa key for good
Sigmund Freud, he had an unfurnished He was a very fellow, so it seems he had no chairs So he made all his stand around all day And tell him, all their secrets and their
Well, while they stood talking 'till they got fallen arches yelled, "My feet are killing me, ouch" I said, "Sigmund, don't you realize, you've got a gold here Go out and buy a leather couch"
And that was good advice, advice Good advice costs nothing and it's worth the Every you're told will be eighteen karat gold, that's good advice
Alexander Graham Bell was a fence With some wood and a piece of wire He said, "There's something strange on around here I keep the voice of Uncle Myer"
I said, "Mr. Graham Cracker", was my little joke "With that wire you got the world in your get a mouthpiece and an earpiece and a piece in between And sponsor The Telephone Hour"
And that was good advice, good Good advice costs nothing and it's the price Every word ya hear, is the message of the year, good advice
Christopher Columbus was a seaman second When I him that the Indies could 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 jewels for all worth Next day he set sail and as knows He off the edge of the Earth
And was bad advice, bad advice Bad advice is the same as good advice Everybody makes occasional mistakes and that was bad