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When I am an old woman I shall wear purple |
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With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me. |
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And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves |
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And satin sandals, and say we've no money for butter. |
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I shall sit down on the pavement when I'm tired |
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And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells |
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And run my stick along the public railings |
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And make up for the sobriety of my youth. |
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I shall go out in my slippers in the rain |
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And pick flowers in other people's gardens |
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And learn to spit. |
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You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat |
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And eat three pounds of sausages at a go |
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Or only bread and pickle for a week |
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And hoard pens and pencils and beermats and things in boxes. |
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But now we must have clothes that keep us dry |
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And pay our rent and not swear in the street |
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And set a good example for the children. |
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We must have friends to dinner and read the papers. |
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But maybe I ought to practice a little now? |
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So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised |
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When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple. |
