Only fools and horses

Posted by Heping March 22, 2004In reply to Only fools and horses posted by ian on March 22, 2004

although this is in the opening song of the BBC comedy - 'Only Fools and Horses', where does the saying 'Why do only fools and horses work', come from. Is it a saying?

Yes, the saying is simply "Only Fools and Horses Work", an old cockney saying implying that if you're smart you'll find a way of making a living without resorting to hard graft. Only simpletons and dumb beasts would actually WORK for a living.