When I'm A Little Old Lady
_____
(___)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!