Wilbur went to trade school
and learned the plumbing craft
but when he sought employment
well, the hiring man just laughed.
"I'm sorry guy!," he chortled
as tears streamed down his cheeks
you just don't fit our image
of a guy who fixes leaks."
Well Will was disappointed
but he weren't the kind of guy
who'd lie down and surrender
without another try.
So he tried another office
the folks to clean out drains
and brought his grades from trade school
so they'd know that he had brains
But they showed him to the exit
didn't give him time to talk
They said "You'll never make it.
Hit the highway, take a walk!"
Wilbur called his teacher
who had taught him all he knew
The teacher said, "I'm sorry,
there's nothing I can do."
"You see, poor Will, you're crippled
you have a certain lack
your pants don't droop the way
they're supposed to, in the back"
"Without rear cleavage showing
I think you'll have to see
you just can't be a plumber
It really shouldn't be."
Wilbur understood now
the thing that wasn't mentioned
in any of his textbooks
or at plumber's tool conventions
So he went down to his basement
and worked both day and night
on a lifesaving invention
until he got it right
Then, at a yearly trade show
he showed what he had done
to all the shopping plumbers
his booth was overrun
The plumbers said, "It's crazy
but you know, it just might work!"
"It's a plumbing revolution!
The craft will go berserk!"
No more will trade school graduates
whose pants stay up, be banned
from doing what they want to
cause they're lean and fit and tanned
What was Will's discovery?
What made him such a hit?
He came up with a product
for those whose pants still fit.
It drags the rear end lower
so the line between is bare
and the top half of the backside
is hanging out right there.
Now Willie is worth millions
and is in his chosen field
and the happiness that Willie feels
is not to be concealed.
So understand one lesson
that you'd do well to take to heart
sometimes, just to get a chance,
you have to look the part.
by Larry Blankenship. All rights reserved.