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Thread #75511 Message #1327114
Posted By: Ian
15-Nov-04 - 05:36 AM
Thread Name: Songs for 50th Birthday
Subject: RE: Songs for 50th Birthday
Here is a copy of the version sung by Pearl at Towersey in celibration of her 50th. Ps can anyone tell me more about the writers?
You're Only As Old Dave Boulton & Jeff Parton
Now you're looking 50 I'll bet you a quid That you're bodily functions don't work like they did And to see yourself naked it's a little distressing For your skin fits okay but looks as if it needs pressing
So don't think that 50's the end of the line Cos you've run out of track and you've run out of time Cos as long as you've got both your ardour and zeal You're only as old as the woman you feel
Well round about 50 you might be concerned At the largest amount of the candle you burn But the size of your candle don't matter a bit What's important is how long its burns once it's lit
And shortly you'll start growing hair once again From your armholes and ear holes and holes I won't name And no ones explained and I've never read Why it grows down your nostril but not on your head
Oh when you were just 21 all your girlfriends Used to say you'd go like a Mercedes Benz Now they all say that you're engine is slowing They start you by hand and jump on once you're going
You've got lotions and potions and cream you've got grease To cover each wrinkle and crinkle and crease They fill all your cupboards from the front to the back You've got more oil reserves than the whole of Iraq
So don't think that 50's the end of the line That you've run out of track and you've run out of time Cos I've said it before and I'll say it again It's not the men in your life it's the life in your men
Now you must have had implants the odd tuck or two To keep that voluptuous shape that you do But too many facelifts and just as you feared You'll end up with a curly triangular beard
Now some ladies at 50 they may go so far As to give up the habit of wearing a bra It don't add to your style it don't add to your grace But it pulls all the wrinkles from out of your face