The sound of Aging
- Subject: The sound of Aging
- From: M* C*
- Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 17:53:23 -0400
- Importance: Normal
> >Recently Julie Andrews is reported to have done a concert for AARP, at
> >which she sang her hit from the Sound of Music, but the words were
> >changed. Here are the new words to this tune.
> >
> >Maalox and nose drops and needles for knitting,
> >Walkers and handrails and new dental fittings,
> >Bundles of magazines tied up in string,
> >These are a few of my favorite things.
> >
> >Cadillacs and cataracts and hearing aids and glasses,
> >Polident and Fixodent and false teeth in glasses,
> >Pacemakers, golf carts and porches with swings,
> >These are a few of my favorite things.
> >
> >When the pipes leak,
> >When the bones creak,
> >When the knees go bad,
> >I simply remember my favorite things,
> >And then I don't feel so bad.
> >
> >Hot tea and crumpets, and corn pads for bunions,
> >No spicy hot food or food cooked with onions,
> >Bathrobes and heat pads and hot meals they bring,
> >These are a few of my favorite things.
> >
> >Back pains, confused brains, and no fear of sinnin,
> >Thin bones and fractures and hair that is thinin,
> >And we won't mention our short shrunken frames,
> >When we remember our favorite things.
> >
> >When the joints ache, when the hips break,
> >When the eyes grow dim,
> >Then I remember the great life I've had,
> >And then I don't feel so bad.
> >
> >
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Mary Chastain
Lakeside Acres
8119 Roy Lane
Ooltewah, TN 37363
phone 423-238-4534
http://Gardensights.com/Lakeside
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