OH! THE PLACES YOU’LL GO! by Dr
Seuss
"Congratulations!
Today is your day.
You’re off to
Great Places! You’re off and away!
You have brains
in your head.
You have feet
in your shoes.
You can steer
yourself any direction you choose.
You’re on your
own.
And you know
what you know.
And YOU are the
couple who’ll decide where to go.
You’ll look up
and down streets.
Look ‘em over
with care.
About some you
will say, “We don’t choose to go there.”
With your heads
full of brains and your shoes full of feet,
you’re too
smart to go down, any not-so-good street.
And you may not
find any you’ll want to go down.
In that case,
of course, you’ll head straight out of town.
It’s opener
there in the wide open air,
Out there
things can happen and frequently do
to people as
brainy and footsy as you.
And when things
start to happen, don’t worry. Don’t stew.
Just go right
along. You’ll start happening too.
You’ll be on
your way up! You’ll be seeing great sights!
You’ll join the
high fliers who soar to great heights!
You won’t lag
behind, because you’ll have all the speed.
You’ll pass the
whole gang, and you’ll soon take the lead.
Wherever you
fly you’ll be best of the best.
Wherever you
go, you will top all the rest.
Except when you
don’t. Because sometimes, you won’t.
You’ll get
mixed up of course, as you already know.
You’ll get
mixed up with so many strange birds as you go.
So be sure when
you step.
Step with great
care and great tact
and remember
that Life’s a Great Balancing Act.
Just never
forget to be dexterous and deft.
And never mix
up your right foot with your left.
And will you
succeed?
Yes! You will
indeed!
(98 and ¾
percent guaranteed.)
Kids, you’ll move mountains!
So, be your
name Buxbaum or Dowrie or Bass
or Mordecai Ali
Van Allen O’Shea,
you’re off to
great places!
Today is your
day!
Your mountain
is waiting.
So … get on
your way!"