Keep it Simple is a song from "Vegetable of Contents," an episode of The Book of Pooh. After Rabbit suffers from an injury which put him in bed, he calls upon Pooh, Piglet, Owl and Tigger to attend to his garden for him. He writes a manual explaining what to do, though its complexity keeps them from doing the job right. Pooh sings the song to Rabbit in which he explains how simpler words are easier to understand. After which, the others get the job done using a simpler manual.
The song is also featured on the album Songs from The Book of Pooh as the twenty-first track.
Lyrics[]
Pooh: Whenever I try to say too much,
I make such a terrible mess.
I forget sometimes that a big idea
Can be simple to express
My thoughts get muddled and quite befuddled
Till I say two words of one syllable or less
Rabbit: (One or less?)
Pooh: (Oh, you know what I mean.)
Keep it simple when words get out of hand
Sometimes the less you say, the more that people understand
Keep it simple, that's the plan
Rabbit: I was just trying to make things easier by explaining in the tale.
The right P.H. for potting soil, the hand extend by hail
The dangers of potato bugs never once did I intend to complicate...
(Oh, Pooh, wait.)
Am I doing it again?
Pooh: Keep it simple when words get out of hand
Just trust your friends to do their best
Rabbit: And they will understand
Pooh/Rabbit: Keep it simple, that's the plan (x2)