When I was a lad I went to Yale,
And I knew then that I could never
fail.
For I studied very hard and furthermore,
I polished up the apple for
the professor.
(He polished up the apple for the professor)
I polished up
the apple so frequently,
That soon I had a Phi Beta Kappa Key.
(He soon
had a Phi Beta Kappa key,
From polishing the apple very frequently.)
On graduation day I made a stop
At a very exclusive clothing shop.
I
opened up a charge account and asked them for
The best grade flannel in the
clothing store.
(The best grade flannel in the clothing store.)
That suit
was a part of a great intrigue,
For it proved I was a member of the Ivy
League.
(It was part of a great intrigue,
For it proved he was a member of
the Ivy League.)
Then I got a crew cut and a sincere tie,
And for my first job I did
apply.
A job in an advertising agency,
Sharpening the pencils of a big
VP.
(Oh he honed a lot of pencils for a big VP)
I sharpened all the
pencils so pointedly,
That now I am a partner in the agency.
(He sharpened
all the pencils so pointedly,
That now he is a member of the agency.)
I kept my ears open and my big mouth shut,
And I learned all the agency's
scuttlebutt.
I learned who was going out with whom,
And who had the keys
to the powder room.
(And who had the keys to the powder room.)
For the key
to the powder room you see,
Is the key to the structure of the
agency.
(The key to the powder room is the key
To the structure of the
agency.)
I worked real hard for the dear old firm,
I learned most every advertising
term.
I said to the men in the dark gray suits,
"Let's run it up the
flagpole and see who salutes."
(Let's run it up the flagpole and see who
salutes.)
I ran it up the flagpole perfectly,
So now I am a partner in the
agency.
(He ran it up the flagpole perfectly,
So now he is a partner in
the agency.)
Now I have a big office at the end of the hall,
With very fancy carpeting
from wall to wall.
I keep my mouth open and I keep my ears shut,
And I've
got a little palace in Connecticut.
(And he's got a little palace in
Connecticut.)
So I thank old Yale, and I thank the Lord,
And I also thank
my father who was Chairman of the Board,
(And he's grateful to his
father,
Yes he's grateful to his father,
Yes he's grateful to his
father,
Who was Chairman of the Board.)
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