When I'm A Little Old Lady

Return to Main Margie's Messages Home Page (Full List of Topics)

Author Unknown

  _____  
     (___)When I'm a little old lady 
     /`   `\        Then I'll live with my children 
    /  /"\  \           and bring them great joy. 
  \_/o o\_/       To repay all I've had 
      (  _  )            from each girl and boy 
      `\ /`         I shall draw on the walls 
   /\\V//\            and scuff up the floor; 
  / /_ _ \ \       Run in and out 
  \ \___/ /           without closing the door. 
   \/== \/              I'll hide frogs in the pantry, 
      ||   ||            socks under my bed. 
      ||   ||        Whenever they scold me, 
    ||___||            I'll hang my head. 
   |_____|        I'll run and I'll romp, 
        |||              always fritter away 
      / Y \         The time to be spent 
     `"`"`             doing chores every day. 
                      I'll pester my children        ____ 
           When they are on the phone.     (___) 
         As long as they're busy                 /`   `\ 
            I won't leave them alone.        /  /"\  \ 
        Hide candy in closets,                  \_/o o\_/ 
            rocks in a drawer,                        (  _  ) 
         And never pick up my clothes        `\ /` 
            from the floor.                           /\\V//\ 
     Dash off to the movies                    / /_ _\ \ 
            and not wash a dish.               \ \___/ / 
         I'll plead for allowance               \/===\/ 
             whenever I wish.                        ||   || 
      I'll stuff up the plumbing                   ||   || 
            and deluge the floor.                 ||___|| 
         As soon as they've mopped it,    |_____| 
              I'll flood it some more.                 ||| 
          When they correct me,                  / Y \ 
                        I'll lie down and cry,         `"'"` 
       ___           Kicking and screaming, 
      (___)              not a tear in my eye. 
      /`   `\         I'll take all their pencils 
     /  /"\  \            and flashlights, and then 
   \_/o o\_/         When they buy new ones, 
       (  _  )             I'll take them again. 
       `\ /`           I'll spill glasses of milk 
    /\\V//\             to complete every meal, 
    / /_ _\ \         Eat my banana and 
    \ \__ / /                    just drop the peel. 
     \/==\/          Put toys on the table, 
        ||   ||                   spill jam on the floor, 
        ||   ||               I'll break lots of dishes 
      ||___||                         as though I were four. 
     |_____|                    What fun I shall have, 
          |||                 what joy it will be to 
        / Y \        Live with my children.... 
       `"`"`                the way they lived with me!


© 1997- MargiesMessages.com

This is NOT an official site of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. For the official site go to LDS.org