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Getting Older


Getting Older

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

And I was so good at English

 

Now I get the words all wrong

 

when I put them in a sentence

 

well they really don't belong.

 

 

 

Now 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.

 

 

 

" Acid" was something we used

 

in Chemistry at school

 

and winter was the only time

 

that we could say were " Cool ".

 

 

 

A "Trip" meant falling over

 

when we tangled up our feet

 

And lollies were the only thing

 

we used to say were " Sweet ".

 

 

 

Amazeballs means thats amazing

 

and Wicked means its great.

 

A Camp was set up in the bush

 

a friends a peep now not a mate.

 

 

 

A Weed grew in the garden

 

a party now can be a Blast

 

Spam was meat inside a tin

 

and Speed meant going fast.

 

 

 

If someone had a bit of luck

 

wed say that's really slick

 

now when somethings great

 

the kids say its "Fully sick".

 

 

 

And 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 simply say " What ever ".

 

 

 

Well Ive 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 ©

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



-- Edited by Eagle on Friday 10th of March 2017 07:46:26 PM

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