Getting older
Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2015 2:20 pm
Getting Older
Could not see where I had posted this before but I've since added a few verses.
Well I must be getting older
And I don't know who to blame.
All the words now have new meanings
Though they still sound just the same.
Well I was so good at English
Now I get the words all wrong;
cause when I put them in a sentence
its just like they don't belong.
Like, when a bloke was really happy
it used to be ok to say " He's gay "
a “Rap” was how you hit a door
And Hi ! just meant Gidday.
“Grass" was grown upon your lawn
We used a "Pot" to cook a stew.
A “Score” was what your team made
And a "Dope" meant silly you
A “Dyke” was just a little dam
A “Poof” a puff of smoke.
and “Bread” was flour and water
Now if you've got none well your broke.
And “Cactus” that was a prickly plant
But now it means your dead.
a “Joint” was an old run down shack
A place to rest your weary head.
If someone had a bit of luck
we'd say that's really slick.
Now when something happens
well they say its "fully sick".
" Acid" was something we used
in Chemistry at school;
and winter was the only time
that we used to say " I’m Cool ".
A "Trip" meant falling over
when we tangled up our feet;
And lollies were the only thing
that tasted really " Sweet ".
An “Ace” was in a pack of cards
and now I’ll clear up a point.
it’s my back and legs that are playing up
when I talk about a “joint”
Oh we put "ice" into our eskies
just to cool our beer and rum;
and the only "Smack" I ever got
was on me bloody bum.
People stopped you in the street
to talk about the weather
now when you ask a question
the kids just say " What ever ".
Well I’ve tried to understand it
It's progress I've been told.
But I really have to face it mate
Gees I must be getting old.
Bob Pacey (C)
Could not see where I had posted this before but I've since added a few verses.
Well I must be getting older
And I don't know who to blame.
All the words now have new meanings
Though they still sound just the same.
Well I was so good at English
Now I get the words all wrong;
cause when I put them in a sentence
its just like they don't belong.
Like, when a bloke was really happy
it used to be ok to say " He's gay "
a “Rap” was how you hit a door
And Hi ! just meant Gidday.
“Grass" was grown upon your lawn
We used a "Pot" to cook a stew.
A “Score” was what your team made
And a "Dope" meant silly you
A “Dyke” was just a little dam
A “Poof” a puff of smoke.
and “Bread” was flour and water
Now if you've got none well your broke.
And “Cactus” that was a prickly plant
But now it means your dead.
a “Joint” was an old run down shack
A place to rest your weary head.
If someone had a bit of luck
we'd say that's really slick.
Now when something happens
well they say its "fully sick".
" Acid" was something we used
in Chemistry at school;
and winter was the only time
that we used to say " I’m Cool ".
A "Trip" meant falling over
when we tangled up our feet;
And lollies were the only thing
that tasted really " Sweet ".
An “Ace” was in a pack of cards
and now I’ll clear up a point.
it’s my back and legs that are playing up
when I talk about a “joint”
Oh we put "ice" into our eskies
just to cool our beer and rum;
and the only "Smack" I ever got
was on me bloody bum.
People stopped you in the street
to talk about the weather
now when you ask a question
the kids just say " What ever ".
Well I’ve tried to understand it
It's progress I've been told.
But I really have to face it mate
Gees I must be getting old.
Bob Pacey (C)
