Saturday morning serials chapters 1 through 15
Fly paper, penny loafers, Lucky Strike Green
Flat tops, sock hops, Studebaker, “Pepsi, please”
Ah, do you remember these?
Cigar bands on your hand, your daddy’s socks rolled down,
Shticks, snow globes, and aviator caps with flaps that button down
Movie stars on Dixie Cup tops and knickers to your knees
Ah do you remember these?
The Hit Parade, grape Tru-Ade, the Sadie Hawkins Dance
Pedal pushers, duck-tail hair and peggin’ your pants
Howdy Doody, Tutti-Frutti, the seam up the back of her hose
Ah, do you remember those?
James Dean, he was keen, Sunday movies were taboo
The Senior Prom, Judy’s mom, rock and roll was new
Cracker Jack prize, stars in your eyes, ask daddy for the keys
Ah, do you remember these?
The boogey man, lemonade stand and takin’ your tonsils out
Hindenburg and wait your turn and four foul balls you’re out
Cigarette loads and secret codes and savin’ Lucky Stars
Can you remember back that far?
The boat neck shirts and fender skirts and crinoline petticoats
Mum’s the word and a dirty bird and a double root beer float
Moon hubcaps and loud heel taps and “he’s a real gone cat”
Ah do you remember that?
Dancin’ close, little moron jokes, and cooties in her hair
Captain Midnight, Ovaltine and The Whip at the County Fair
Charles Atlas Course, Roy Roger’s Horse, and “only The Shadow knows”
Ah, do you remember those?
Gable’s charm, froggin’ your arm, loud mufflers, pitchin’ woo
Going steady, Veronica and Betty, white tux and Blue Suede Shoes
Knock Knock jokes — who’s there? Dewey! Dewey who?
Do we remember these? Yes we do!
Ah, do we, do we remember these!
Yes the Statler Brothers sing it but that is not what I am asking
Chosen Answer:
Wow !!! Those were the day !!!!! ……. “Those were the days my friend. We thought they’d never end” !!!!!
