On Money

The praises of moneyed people many like to sing And though money is quite important it cannot buy everything Those with very poor health money cannot enjoy That is something I learned as a very young boy The great lure of money so many pursue And that money speaks every language happens to be true But the Reaper with his scythe any life does not spare The Reaper of lives does claim the life of the billionaire And though money can buy one friends as well as esteem Money cannot buy one happiness or so it does seem Though lack of money too can make one unhappy and as everyone know That money on bushes and trees does not grow And though money of course can buy one a good time Lack of it can lead one to jail the price of serious crime.