Whatever You Say, Dear

“Whatever you say, Dear”, Seemed like a safe thing to say; It’s a harmless enough little line. “Whatever you say, Dear”; I was repeating every day; Got me out of trouble all of the time. It didn’t even matter that I never heard a word Or even knew what the topic might be; “Whatever you say, Dear” Never sounded too absurd And I could still concentrate on TV. Blah, blah, blah, “Whatever you say”; Blab, blab, blab, “Whatever’s okay”; Yak, yak, yak, “Whatever, is fine”; Yip, yip, yip, Worked every time. Next thing I know, She had a new car, And throughout the whole house New carpeting installed; She had a diamond ring; A new wardrobe too; She bought some mink thing, And a dozen new shoes. “Thank you, Sweetie, for being so kind And saying I can buy all these things. Maybe next time I talk you will listen to me; For I’m not as dumb as it seems.”