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JOSIE'S POEMS

Reflective/Discussion Poems

for Secondary Schools

By Josie Whitehead

WEAR A TIE, YOUNG MAN

By Josie Whitehead

Wear a Tie Young Man

Wear a tie, young man, wear a tie, young man -
For they make you look as clever as they possibly can.
     Wear a tie for a funeral and another for each day.
     Wear a tie when you work and one when you play.

Wear a tie when you drive and another when you walk.
Wear a tie when you’re silent and one when you talk.
     ‘No, don’t wear a tie,’ is what some people say -
     If you want to keep those nasty little germs at bay.