For Want of a Nail
For the want of a nail,
the shoe was lost.
For the want of a shoe,
the horse was lost.
For the want of a horse,
the rider was lost.
For the want of a rider,
the battle was lost.
the shoe was lost.
For the want of a shoe,
the horse was lost.
For the want of a horse,
the rider was lost.
For the want of a rider,
the battle was lost.
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This version is from Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanac (1758). Another version of this proverbial rhyme was cited in an op-ed page ad in The New York Times Nov 11 2001 by the union campaign: "Crafted in Pride in the USA"). Still more info: Wikipedia
