Workout

I am constantly amused
By those who are confused
About simple things in life.

They buy a membership to the gym
To stay fit and trim
To look good for their husband or wife.

Then they head into town
To take a look around
For some labor saving device

That will make pulling weeds
A task of quiet ease
And not even think twice.

Then a mower for riding
Not a push one for striding
Around and around their lawn

Is the next acquisition
For their lofty position
Won't let them do work like a pawn.

Why work up a sweat
When you wash the Corvette?
Hire a college kid needing some bread.

Don't paint your own house
Pay a friend of your spouse
To apply it evenly spread.

And all of those jobs
That need labor in gobs
Are beneath the dignity

So have them all done
By somebody's son
Then you won't have to get dirty.

If work is so bad
That you hire some young lad
To labor out there in the yard

Why is it you spend
Most days and weekend
In the gym working so hard?