In Praise of Fools

There was time when everyone knew that the world was flat, And only a fool would ever dream up an argument with that. And if you sailed too far away you’d go right over the edge, So when you went to hire a crew you made them take a pledge. You didn’t want them to lose their nerve when land fell out of sight, So you told them that the ocean was safe and that they would be alright. Today, we all know that the world is shaped just like a ball And there isn’t any edge for any of us to ever take a fall. And it’s kind of funny to think about what might have been our plight, If we’d listened to the wise of old because the fools were right.