Julie Andrews :-)

meadow meadow@austin.rr.com
Thu, 01 Nov 2001 09:16:01 -0600


well, she can be thankful for still having the memory.  now, what did i go to
the kitchen for????
d

telebob x wrote:

>   Recently Julie Andrews is reported to have done a concert for AARP, at
>   Which she sang her hit from the Sound of Music, but the words were
> changed.
>
>   Here are the new words to this tune:
>
>   Maalox and nose drops and needles for knitting,
>   Walkers and handrails and new dental fittings,
>   Bundles of magazines tied up with string,
>   These are a few of my favorite things.
>
>   Cadillac's and cataracts and hearing aids and glasses,
>   Polident and Fixodent and false teeth in glasses,
>   Pacemakers, golf carts and porches with swings,
>   These are a few of my favorite things.
>
>   When the pipes leak
>   When the bones creak,
>   When the knees go bad,
>   I simply remember my favorite things,
>   And then I don't feel so bad.
>
>   Hot tea and crumpets, and corn pads for bunions,
>   No spicy hot food or food cooked with onions,
>   Bathrobes and heat pads and hot meals they bring,
>   These are a few of my favorite things.
>
>   Back pains, confused brains, and no fear of sinnin',
>   Thin bones and fractures and hair that is thinin',
>   And we won't mention our short shrunken frames,
>   When we remember our favorite things.
>
>   When the joints ache, when the hips break,
>   When the eyes grow dim,
>   Then I remember the great life I've had,
>   And then I don't feel so bad.
>
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