The Old Days!

The Old Days 

(con gusto)                                            Old Hull, Quebec. October 29, 2003.


I wish I had a closet full of Old Days

There were never any there when I was young

They were always at the movies

Or in the picture books

Or in the silly songs that were sung

How is it, now I'm old

I'm so very often told

That I lived in the Good Old Days?


If I ever get a closet full of Old Days

That 'll be a sight to see

I'll slip them off their hangers

And try them on for size

And keep just the ones that fit me

The rest I'm gonna share

For it isn't really fair

To monopolize the Good Old Days!


So, if you have a closet full of Old Days

To comfort you when you feel down

Won't you tell me where you got them?

Did you win them in a raffle?

Did you find them in the street down town?

But if ever you can spare some

Why not wrap them and address 'em

To this relic of the Good Old Days!


MELODY(high notes in CAPITAL letters)
4/4 TIME

I wish I had a closet full of Old Days
//....soh....soh....lah....soh....//me..doh..(-)   

There were never any there when I was young
      doh......//..DOH........RAY............DOH//lah.(-).(-)

They were always at the movies
...DOH.........//DOH............RAY 

Or in the picture books
  lah//soh...............lah.

Or in the silly songs that were sung
  me//ray............me....ray....me//soh.(-).(-)

How is it, now I'm old
  DOH//.................RAY

I'm so very often told
    lah.....//soh........lah 

That I lived in the Good Old Days?
me...//ray....ray....soh....me//doh.(-).(-) 

Optional repetition of last line:

That I lived in the Good Old Days?
...me...//ray...ray....lah....te//...DOH. [(soh)(DOH)]



Note  1  . Should the melody seem too complicated, just forget about the notes before the first "//" in each line; they will come naturally.

Note 2. It took me some time and effort to compose the melody for this song but it has now become so familiar to me that it sounds like a melody I have always known. Should it already exist, after all, please let me know.

Note 2. I sang this for my grand-daughter, Cassandra, while doing a soft-shoe shuffle. She was too young to understand a word, but she joined in the dance with great enthusiasm. I do not hope for a better rating than that!