Tune: "Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen" by Neil Sedaka
Happy Birthday, 61
I can’t afford
That pricy bail
I’ll find an older gal
So I’ll stay out of jail
Bad back and crow’s feet
But you’re still a lot of fun
Happy birthday, 61
You gave me chills
Back in the day
We’re no spring chickens
True we've gone completely grey
You’re so attractive
But a youngster you are not
Don’t forget your Icy Hot
When you were thirty-two, I was twenty-seven
Then you turned forty-three, you were highest heaven
Just five years later, you were great at forty-eight
You’re well past fifty
And even more nifty
But far too old to be kept out late
I speak in jest
You’re not so bad
For your next birthday
I might buy a heating pad
You’re sweeter than girls half your age
So hold me close
Till my veins are varicose
If I should smile
From ear to ear
It’s just that we have both
Survived another year
I’ve reached the final verse
My song for you is done
Happy birthday, 61
Poetry by Uncle Meridian

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Written on 2023-01-24 at 11:24




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