Hookey
Ever pretend you were not feeling well
Just to take a day off from school?
You say your tummy has very bad pains
You think you have everyone fooled?
Well listen to me young whipper snappers
You didn't invent this old ploy
Kids have been doing it for dozens of years
Mothers know, no matter how coy
Best thing to do is play by the rules
It will surely pay off in the end
You'll grow up and make a ton of money
Get married and have lots of friends
I've even tried it myself once or twice
I've never been so nervous and scared
I vowed I would never try it again
You'll feel yucky my friend, be prepared
The moral I guess is pretty darn obvious
Be honest and true to the end
If you play the game fairly and by the rules
You'll wind up a winner my friend!
©Jack Ellison 2012
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