The Nearsighted Plumber
I'm startin' to run out of nursery rhymes
So, I made up one of my own
It's about a nearsighted plumber
That was accidently glued to his throne
Once upon a time, long, long ago
There was a plumber, who I'll call Dale
Poor old Dale had a hard time plumbing
Cause he really couldn't see very well
He'd gotten a call, "The toilet won't flush!
Please, can you come right away?"
Well, old Dale got in such a hurry
He forgot to take his glasses that day
Well, by the time old Dale had got there
The house was in quite a mess
He realized he'd forgotten his glasses
But he'd give that toilet his best
He'd not seen this since plumbing school
And then, he only saw it on a test
By the time, he got his tools together
The water was starting to crest
He had spotted the problem right away
But remember now, he can only half see
The water was squirtin' 6 feet high
And poor Dale was only 5 foot 3
He laid his glue on the toilet seat
While trying his best not to drown
He couldn't see where he put it at
And, of course, that's where he sat down
He didn't even know till it was too late
He'd bent over to loosen a nut
And that's when he first noticed it
The toilet was glued to his butt
So, if you ever need a real good plumber
He's the man for the job, without fail
And I hope you enjoyed this story
Of the nearsighted plumber named Dale
I forgot tell you, there's one more thing
About the nearsighted plumber named Dale
He still has that toilet seat
For the thing's still glued to his tail
Copyright © Larry Belt | Year Posted 2010
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