FORTY IS THE OLD AGE OF YOUTH

Forty is the old age of youth

Which all sounds very sage

Whereas after another decade

Fifty is the youth of old age

THE BIG FIVE ZERO # 1

 

You may be 50

But don’t worry, yet

You’re not over the hill

So don’t you fret

There is nothing to fear

It’s only a number you know

It’s not as if overnight

You’ve lost your get up and go

It’s just a number, Happy Birthday.

It is a big number though

LIFE BEGINS AT 40 # 1

 

You may be 40

But don’t worry, yet

You’re not over the hill

So don’t you fret

There is nothing to fear

It’s only a number you know

You won’t suddenly get all wrinkly

Or ache from head to toe

It’s just a number, Happy Birthday.

You do look old though

OF COURSE YOU'RE NOT OLD

Of course, you're not old

Stop making a fuss

You’ve just been young

Longer than most of us.

MILESTONE 60 # 1

 

You may be 60

But don’t worry, yet

You’re not over the hill

So don’t you fret

There is nothing to fear

It’s only a number you know

Think of it as ripening

Don't think of it as a blow,

You won't suddenly look haggard

That happened long ago

It’s just a number, Happy Birthday.

You are an age though

21st CENTURY NURSERY RHYMES # 225

 

There was an old woman

Called nothing-at-all,

Which made it quite difficult

To get her a passport

DO YOU REMEMBER THE TWENTY FIRST OF SEPTEMBER?

 

Do you remember the twenty first of September?

A very special date is it not?

It’s our wedding anniversary you idiot

And should never be forgot