I know a man named Otis, who invented a And his heart was with pride I said to Mr. Otis, "What your room do?" He said, "It goes side to side"
So I said, "Mr. Otis, if you take my You'll be the richest man in You gotta take that that goes from side to side And it go up and down"
And that was advice, good advice Good costs nothing and it's worth the price I sincerely doubt, that the world could do my good advice
Sir Isaac Newton came to my house one day His face was all and red He said he didn't want to sleep in the shade of a Because an might fall on his head
I said, "Sir Isaac, you dumbbell, take my Go right back and sleep beneath that tree And if you let that rotten apple down on your head Why you'll gravity"
And was good advice, good advice Good costs nothing 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 hold my tube on a of paper The ink leaks out and a little streak"
He said, "I've gotta find a way to stop leak start working on my leak proof tube again" I said, "Waterman, you idiot, stop that leak You invented a fountain pen"
And that was advice, good advice advice costs nothing and it's worth the price I'm so worldly wise, I should get the Nobel Prize for advice
Good old Henry Ford, he was a man He all night and all day I said, "Henry, doin'?" And Henry, he said, "I'm the Chevrolet"
He said, "I've built twenty-five models One for letter from A to Z" I said, "Henry, you fool, there are letters in the alphabet He said, "Good heavens, I forgot the T"
And that was advice, good advice Good advice nothing and it's worth the price It's fruitful as can be and it's free, my good advice
Wilbur and Orville were two brothers, named The nicest pair of kids you've ever They worked twelve 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 machine out to Kitty And see if the thing'll fly"
And that was good advice, advice Good advice costs nothing and it's the price I'm so that I'm gonna win a Guggenheim for good advice
One more
Benjamin was a charming old man He was always flying his One night I said, "Benjy, why ain't you out your kite?" He said, "Because it's tonight"
I said, "Benjy, sweety, you go right out there And to your 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
Ooga Magoog was a man A very poorly educated He had a great big square thing made of stone And in the middle of it was a
One day he had to go his cave in Natchez To his uncle's cave in I said, "Round off those And buy a set of And Ooky baby, a wheel"
And that was good advice, good Good advice costs nothing and it's worth the Harvard offered me a Phi Beta Kappa key for advice
Sigmund Freud, he had an unfurnished He was a nosy fellow, so it seems he had no chairs So he made all his friends stand all day And him, all their secrets and their dreams
Well, they stood there talking 'till they got fallen arches yelled, "My feet are killing me, ouch" I said, "Sigmund, don't you realize, you've got a mine here Go out and buy a leather couch"
And that was advice, good advice Good advice costs nothing and worth the price Every you're told will be eighteen karat gold, that's good advice
Alexander Graham Bell was a fence With some wood and a long piece of He said, "There's something strange going on around I keep hearing the of Uncle Myer"
I said, "Mr. Graham Cracker", was my little joke "With wire you got the world in your palm Just get a mouthpiece and an earpiece and a in between And sponsor The Telephone Hour"
And was good advice, good advice advice costs nothing and it's worth the price Every word ya hear, is the message of the year, it's good
Christopher Columbus was a seaman second When I told him that the Indies be found By to the West instead of sailing to the East I advised him that I the world was round, I really thought so
And then I sent him down to ask good Queen To pawn her jewels for all their Next day he set sail and as knows He fell off the edge of the
And that was bad advice, bad Bad advice is just the same as advice Everybody makes occasional mistakes and that was bad