Money

If a man is after money, he's money mad;
if he keeps it, he's a capitalist;
if he spends it, he's a playboy;
if he doesn'tget it, he's a never-do-well;
if he doesn't try to get it, he lacks ambition.
If he gets it without working for it; he's a parasite;
and if he accumulates it after a life time of hard work, people call him a fool who never got anything out of life.

Vic Oliver


Workers earn it,
Spendthrifts burn it,
Bankers lend it,
Women spend it,
Forgers fake it,
Taxes take it,
Dying leave it,
Heirs receive it,
Thrifty save it,
Misers crave it,
Robbers seize it,
Rich increase it,
Gamblers lose it,
I could use it.

Richard Armour


Father Dollar

"You grow weak, Father Dollar," the trader said,
"And now sag ?'gainst euro and yen;
Perhaps I'll seek elsewhere for safety instead,
Then come back?-though there's no telling when."

"What's all this," Father Dollar cried out in deep shock?
"How you loved me in recent times past;
You'd buy all my bonds and collect all my stock,
I felt sure it was destined to last."

"That was then," shrugged the trader, "we live in today,
Your current account is a mess;
Your people will not their consumption delay,
Why should we pay ?'cause they won't spend less?

"Don't be cruel," pled the Dollar, "why can't you be nice?
You know in my day I was kind.
I squeezed with a smile, and gave free advice,
Be a sport?-help me ride out this bind."

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©2007 Michael Silverstei