MY PARENTS TAUGHT ME
My parents taught me:
When your back’s to the wall
You can’t run from the law
Keep your eye on the ball
Come when I call
Keep your ear to the wall
Watch out or you’ll fall
You’re getting so tall
Protect those who are small
Time has really flown
Don’t pick a bone
Get off of the phone
Keep your nose to the grindstone
Don’t swim alone
Watch your tone
Wait till you’re grown
Don’t cast the first stone
Bite your tongue
Keep your clothes hung
Don’t cough up a lung
That song has been sung
Keep a stiff upper lip
Your father will flip
Just get a grip
Don’t double-dip
Keep a tight ship
Be sure not to slip
Your hair needs a clip
I’ll give you the whip
Keep your chin up
Drink your milk from a cup
Go walk the pup
Don’ be so abrupt
Keep your finger in the dam
Please call her “ma’am”
Don’t be such a ham
Don’t let the door slam
Face the facts
Pick up your jacks
No between-meal snacks
Cover your tracks
Keep your shoulder to the wheel
Monsters aren’t real
You must never steal
I know how you feel
Keep a song in your heart
Go do your part
Get a head start
Just play it smart
Your head’s in the clouds
Don’t knit your brows
Don’t run in the house
Button your blouse
Stay on your toes
Make friends of your foes
God always knows
One reaps what one sows
The grass always grows
The river flows
Follow your nose
Look for rainbows
Keep your mouth shut
Suck in your gut
Get out of that rut
Get rid of that mutt
Keep your feet on the ground, and reach for the stars!
All men are good for is opening jars
Don’t hang out in bars, and beware of fast cars
Women are from Venus and men are from Mars