Put It On the Bottom

Episode 97 Everybody knows the formula for making a hit record: sing about life hacks for household chores. I have a simple rule I like to live byIt comes in handy in lots of situationsAnd it’s called… Put it on the bottom After you wash the dishesAnd you’re putting them awayPut the clean ones on the bottom of the stackIf you put the clean ones on the topThe same dishes get used over and overIf you put the clean ones on the bottomYou’ll eventually use all the dishes equally Put it on the bottom Well, now, this can be a painIf you have a lot of dishes and really tall stacksBut I don’t, I’ve just got a fewI don’t, I’ve just got a fewIt also works really greatWith stackable glassesStackable glassesStackable glasses Put it on the bottom You can do this with anythingThat you use over and overAnd keep in a stackLike t-shirts or socks or underwearWhy wear the same clothes over and overWhen you can cycle them through like dishes?Cycle through them like dishesWhen you… Put it on the bottom Try the bottom with your breakfast cerealTurn the bag over and open it from the bottomTry it with your chips and other snacksSome settling may occur during shippingAll the little broken piecesGet redistributed through the bagAnd you won’t end up with so much dustWhen you get to the bottom of the bag Put it on the bottom You know what else works great from the bottom? BananasA lot of people open their bananas from the stemBut you know who doesn’t? MonkeysMonkeys eat more bananas than anyoneAnd they open their bananas from the bottomUnless it’s an old mushy bananaOpening it on the bottom is like magicIt just pops right open Put it on the bottom Well, now, I hope you learned a thing or twoAbout stacking your dishes or opening your snacksMaybe you’ll use some of these tipsWhen you’re putting away your clean underwear or socksTake it from a monkey about how to eat a bananaBecause they should knowOr maybe you’ll think of this time we sharedEvery time someone says stackable glasses Associate producer: Betsy McClimans “Put It On the Bottom” by Scott Ritcher, Nov 17th Music BMI