Don't Let The Floor Signs Cry Wolf

Mopping a floor is a lonely game.

No one’s there to hear you grumble.

But, I guarantee they’ll remember your name

if some unfortunate soul takes a tumble!

So, one should display caution signs in profusion,

keeping all sight-lines in mind.

Then, put them away to avoid all confusion

when the floor has thoroughly dried.

 

Don’t let the floor-signs cry wolf.

Go back by and secure them.

You can be sure, then,

there won’t be a mix-up or goof.

If there’s a sign when it’s dry,

people just wonder why.

Don’t let the floor-signs cry wolf.

 

After an hour or two,

those signs are a lie.

You’re not really through

until you’ve swung by.

Don’t want people to think,

‘Well, I’ve seen that before,”

step onto a wet patch,

and fall to the floor.

 

Don’t let the floor signs cry wolf.

Left there until morning,

they outlive their warning.

Be it on the ground-level or roof,

when they seem unneeded,

the signs go unheeded.

Don’t let the floor signs cry wolf.

 

If something occurs,

what a scene it will make.

They’ll come and find you

as you take your break.

They’ll have a say

about what transpired.

They’ll steal your Yoplait

and then you’ll be fired,

 

if you…

 

…let the floor signs cry wolf.

You can’t be a slacker,

though you may be knackered.

Don’t let the floor signs cry wolf.

One more thing to do,

then you’re really through.

Just don’t let the floor-signs cry wolf!