Others will give you credit if credit you are due br And that self praise is no praise happens to be true br He told me without asking of his great job and his recent huge raise br He did seem so willing for to sing his own praise br I put up with his bragging did not wish to be rude br For rudeness can seem so insulting and crude br Listening to self praise can be quite hard to bear br But sad to think such people are no longer rare br Self praise it is no praise some are known to say br Whilst others see self promotion as quite okay br And though love of self it is a necessary thing br You should leave it to others your praises to sing br He felt happy to tell me of his life's success br But I'm not an easy one for to impress.