<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=518467" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Clarence</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Clarence Lee from Tennessee<br>Loved the commercials he saw on TV.<br>He watched with wide believing eyes<br>And bought everything they advertised --<br>Cream to make his skin feel better<br>Spray to make his hair look wetter<br>Bleach to make his white things whiter<br>Stylish jeans that fit much tighter.<br>Toothpaste for his cavities,<br>Powder for his doggie's fleas,<br>Purple mouthwash for his breath,<br>Deodorant to stop his sweat.<br>He bought each cereal they presented,<br>Bought each game that they invented.<br>Then one day he looked and saw<br>'A brand-new Maw, a better Paw!<br>New, improved in every way --<br>Hurry, order yours today!'<br>So, of course, our little Clarence<br>Sent off for two brand-new parents.<br>The new ones cam in the morning mail,<br>The old ones he sold at a garage sale.<br>And now they all are doing fine:<br>His new folks treat him sweet and kind,<br>His old ones work in an old coal mine.<br>So if your Maw and Paw are mean,<br>And make you eat your lima beans<br>And make you wash and make you wait<br>And never let you stay up late<br>And scream and scold and preach and pout,<br>That simply means they're wearing out.<br>So send off for two brand-new parents<br>And you'll be happy as little Clarence.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Sheldon+Allan+Silverstein">Sheldon Allan Silverstein</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=518467" data-title="Clarence de Sheldon Allan Silverstein" data-description="Clarence Lee from Tennessee Loved the commercials he saw on TV. He watched with wide believing eyes And bought everything they advertised -- Cream to make his skin feel better Spray to make his hair look wetter Bleach to make his white things whit..."></div> </div> </div>

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