I a man named Otis, who invented a room And his heart was filled pride I to Mr. Otis, "What does your room do?" He said, "It goes from to side"
So I said, "Mr. Otis, if you take my You'll be the richest man in You take that room that goes from side to side And it go up and down"
And was good advice, good advice Good advice costs nothing and it's the price I sincerely doubt, that the world could do without my good
Sir Newton came around to my house one day His was all sunburned and red He said he want to sleep in the shade of a tree Because an might fall on his head
I said, "Sir Isaac, you dumbbell, take my Go right there and sleep beneath that tree And if you let that apple fall down on your head Why you'll gravity"
And that was advice, good advice Good advice costs nothing and it's the price The a better place, since I gave the human race my good advice
A man named Mr. Waterman, invented a He was sad because it a little leak He said, "Darn it, when I hold my tube on a piece of The ink out and makes a little streak"
He said, "I've find a way to stop that leak I'll start working on my leak tube again" I said, "Waterman, you idiot, stop that leak You just a fountain pen"
And that was good advice, good Good advice costs nothing and it's worth the I'm so worldly wise, I should get the Prize for good 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 already twenty-five models One for each from A to Z" I said, "Henry, you fool, there are twenty-six 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 fruitful as can be and it's absolutely free, my good advice
Wilbur and Orville were two brothers, Wright The nicest pair of kids ever seen They worked twelve years on a project They it was a washing machine
I said, "Fellas, are all those wings for?" They said, "For clothes out to dry" I said, "You fools, take that machine out to Kitty Hawk And see if the darn fly"
And that was advice, good advice advice costs nothing and it's worth the price I'm so smart that I'm gonna win a Guggenheim for advice
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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 may shock 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 very educated soul He had a great big thing made of solid stone And in the middle of it was a
One day he had to go from his cave in To his uncle's in Mobile I said, "Round off corners And buy a set of And baby, that's a wheel"
And was good advice, good advice advice costs nothing and it's worth the price Harvard offered me a Phi Beta key for good 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 around all day And tell him, all their secrets and dreams
Well, while 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 yourself a couch"
And that was advice, good 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 was building a fence With some wood and a piece of wire He said, "There's something going on around here I keep hearing the voice of Myer"
I said, "Mr. Cracker", that was my little joke "With that wire you got the world in your Just get a 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 worth the Every word ya hear, is the of the year, it's good advice
Columbus was a seaman second class When I told him that the Indies could be By sailing to the West instead of to the East I advised him that I thought the was round, I really thought so
And then I sent him to ask good Queen Isabella 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 was bad advice