The Proverbial Song
Benjamin Franklin
"Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise," and "A penny saved is a penny earned" are a couple of the proverbs Ben Franklin collected in Poor Richard's Almanack, first published in 1732 on this date. Ever since, proverbs have had a part in popular songs. We'll hear them in a set of your requests.
Hear your requests weekdays after 9 a.m.
Today's set:
- Morphine "Early to Bed"
- The Velvelettes "A Bird in the Hand (Is Worth Two in the Bush)"
- Jimmy Cliff "The Harder They Come"
- Paul Simon "One Man's Ceiling is Another Man's Floor"
- Bo Diddley "You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover"
