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