At sixty, my dear old dad rode a pedal bike
Montreal to Toronto and back, totally amazing like
350 miles there and 350 back
7 days in total, how about that
Proud? You betcha was a proud young tyke
At sixty, my dear old dad rode a pedal bike
Montreal to Toronto and back, totally amazing like
350 miles there and back
Only 7 days, how about that
Proud? You betcha, was a proud young tyke
Better slow down, got 54 lims not posted yet
Prolific? Better believe it, as prolific as it gets
Mind's still buzzing
Which I'm quite loving
It'll slow down eventually but still buzzing, no regrets
D'ya notice how handsome
This dude is today
Bet you're speechless
And totally amazed
Can't imagine the difficulty
You haven't a clue
To wake up, such a specimen
While maintaing my cool
Now you may think my beano
Is too big for my britches
But it comes with the accolades
So I scratch where it itches
Us guys are real fortunate
So what can I say
It's a cross we must bear
That we live with each day
Sure gets annoying
Those pretty young fillies
Constantly hounding me
To show them my willy
Now a little bit of smut
Has crept into my verse
Please forgive me P-Soupers
It could be a lot worse
D'ya notice how handsome
This dude is today
Betcha you're speechless
And totally amazed!
© Jack Ellison 2013
Betcha can't guess what this is
Don't cheat and look down below
A unique and funky candy dish?
Or an ash tray, do you think you know?
Looks like a prize from a midway
Something to hang on your wall
A spittoon you find at a dentist's office
Or a kids game called “Toss The Ball”
Ha! You guys are ten miles off base
Won't believe what this thing is for
Used by both males and females
At times they line up by the score
Quite functional and a real necessity
Frequented at the pub or a game
Because of all the beer that's consumed
Okay scroll down to find out it's name...
(Scroll down)
So what did you say? Did you get it right?
Guessed “toilet bowl”?... you are correct!
You win a big bucket of horse manure
So what great prize did you expect?
© Jack Ellison 2013
building up to a
well then
could hardly
wait a minute
cantcha see?
it's gonna be
pretty quick now!
jus' in time!
holy cow!
Halsey Hall!
seems to me
okay then
'boughta minute
geeze louise!
hope ya know!
'tween you an me
jus' cuz ya said so
ain't gonna be!
but jus' in case
somebody butts in
to letcha know
that yer ok!
smile at 'im
and say
sure!
* how sum of us.... 'Up-North' here talk!! (but not me! you betcha!)
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