About the Poem

Some sage advice for younger readers dispensed in poetic form. As if you'd do anything that disgusting...

Rating

Not very rude

Style

Rhyming poem

Length

4 lines

Key Stage

KS1, KS2, KS3

Author

Paul Curtis

If You Do Nothing Else

I will offer you this wise piece of advice
It’s a simple fact of life that never fails
It’s this “if you like to scratch your bum”
“You should never bite your finger nails”