Allen Steble - smart

because i'm the brightest of my family
dad gave me a twenty
and said 'spend it wisely son'
'and whatever you do don't tell your mum'

so i ran to Billy's house
and swapped my twenty for two tens
i thought this is gonna be fun
because 'two is more than one'

then i ran to Ryan's house
and traded my two tens for four fives
it is true
'four is more than two'

then i walked to William's home
and traded my four fives for ten two's
and just as i walked away from his door
'i thought ten is more than four'

finally i strolled to Sam's place of dwelling
he wanted to know what i was selling
i said 'nothing, but i'll trade my ten two's for twenty ones'
and he did, and i said to myself again
twenty is certainly better than ten

i go back home and dad looks at me and says
'son i forgot to give you this'
he handed me a leather wallet and said
'you can keep your money in this for a rainy day'
i showed him my coins and he looked at me in dismay
he shook his head and said to me
'now you have to carry all that change'
' i thought you were smart, now i know your just strange'

Allen Steble

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