If I Were Boss

If I Were Boss
 
If I were boss I would like to say:
     “You did a good job here today.”
I’d look for a man, a girl or boy
     Whose heart would leap with a thrill of joy.
 
A word of appreciation, I’d pass it out
     Where the crowd would hear as I walked about.
If I were boss I would like to find
     The fellow whose work is the proper kind.

And whenever to me a good thing came
     I’d ask to be told the toiler’s name,
And I’d go to him, I’d pat his back
     And I’d say, “That was perfectly splendid, Jack!”
 
Now a bit of appreciation isn’t much to give,
     But it’s dear to the hearts of all who live;
And there’s never a man on this good old earth
     But is glad to be told he’s been of worth.
 
And a kindly word, when the work is fair,
     Is welcome and wanted everywhere.
If I were boss I am sure I would
     Say a kind word whenever I could.

For a man who has given his best by day
     Wants a little more than his weekly pay;
He likes to know, with the setting sun,
     That his boss is pleased with the work he’s done.
 
By Norma Kibbe