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  My dad gave me one dollar bill
'Cause I'm his smartest son,
And I swapped it for two shiny quarters
'Cause two is mroe than one!

And then i took the quarters
And traded them to Lou
For three dimes-i guess he don't know
that three is mroe than two!

Just them, along came old blind Bates
And just 'cause he can't see
He gave me four nickels for my three dimes,
And four is more than three!

And i took the nickels to Hiram Coombs
Down at the seed-feed store,
and the fool gave me five pennies for them,
And five is more than four!

And then i went and showed my dad,
and he go red in the cheeks
And closed his eyes and shook his head-
Too proud of me to speak!

Shel Silverstein

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  Pria Anne Butterworth  (5/7/2009 2:19:00 PM)

i love shel, his poems ALWAYS make me laugh so hard!
  Caroline Weeks  (12/9/2008 8:52:00 PM)

This parody of inflation is so hilarious - I first read it at the beginning of Richard Maybury's 'Whatever Happened to Penny Candy? ' It really set the tone for the book. Great poet, great poem. :)
  Sabrina Brown  (11/27/2008 6:13:00 AM)

luv this poem could useit to sell lil sister
  Tyler Latta  (9/29/2008 8:44:00 PM)

used this for school project in 6th grade today got an A+: ]
  Shrein Darzeidan  (8/29/2008 4:56:00 PM)

This poem is precious: D
  Denisha Alick  (7/27/2008 10:05:00 PM)

I think this poem is the cuteiest thing I have ever read! ! ! ! ! !
  Oyekake Satty JOSHUA  (5/25/2008 8:37:00 PM)

Great piece, I could not stop laughing! ! !
Thanks
  Katelynne Curtin  (4/26/2008 1:10:00 AM)

I absolutly love this poem it is just hilarious!
  Jacky Ma  (2/3/2008 1:11:00 PM)

Innocent children huh? well i say whoever the kid is is really no so smart^_^

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