A home recording on my new Tascam ("test drive") 8-track digital unit. This song jumped out of me after my father-in-law spoke about getting a deal on a suit. BHH: guitars/voice/etc
On The Theme of Getting Old
It can be a sad and painful time, I have been told
A time when memory fails and…. uhhh….
When your grandchildren are sneezin’ and sniffin’ with a cold
Here’s a little tale to tell on the Theme of Getting Old
I walked into a clothing store, on the rack I saw a beaut’.
“40% OFF!” - On a new Harris Tweed suit.
I took it to the counter, with a new shirt and a tie.
She was ringing up my stuff, when this gray hair caught her eye…
“You’re IN LUCK! It’s ‘Seniors Day’,” she said,
and paused to cough
“So, I can also take another 15% off.”
(Tho’ I was never good at Math, I knew the odds were good
That I could, maybe, save some more,
with the right facts … knock on wood)
“Hmmm.. I served 20 years and 6 days in the Army, and then retired.”
“I’m over 65, and lost a toe
when my huntin’ gun misfired.”
“My teeth are bad, my eyes are weak…
but, today’s my birthday.”
(She darn near broke that adding machine calculatin’ what I’d pay.)
“OK… AARP knocks off 10% more,
and ‘HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Have a shirt.”
“We give Veterans ties for free
and let’s not forget your disabili.T.O.E….
It can be a fruitful time, I have been told.
Don’t let no one tell you that ‘it’s hell getting old’.
I walked out of that clothing store, feelin kinda rich.
In addition to a nice free suit,
they gave me ten bucks and a sandwich.
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