When the electrician met the lawyer
He said, “I'm in a spot!
I'll do what you say, and I can pay
To get rid of this wife I got!”
Said the lawyer in response,
“Well, I've recently retired
It won't be cheap, but I can sweep
Away what has you mired
So paperwork was drafted
With a smile a check was cut
The lawyer worked acting like a jerk
The electrician was freed from his rut
Then not much time had passed
When the lawyer called him back
“I hope you'll agree this time, help me
Your skills are those I lack
An electrician, no, I am not
But I'm afraid I'm in a spot
I don't want to sell, but I can't tell
How to fix up this house that I got!”
Said the electrician in response,
“Let me take a look,” and he did
A look he took, and sketched in his book
And he showed the lawyer his bid
“My goodness,” the lawyer exclaimed
As he gasped at the numbers he saw
“This hourly rate, for me is not great
More than I charged when practicing law!”
“I know it,” said the electrician
“And a secret I'll share with you,
A number this large is more than I charged
Than when I was a lawyer too!”