Parody of the song 'These Are A Few Of My Favourite Things'
By Jabo
@jaboUK (64361)
United Kingdom
February 6, 2022 10:08am CST
Youngsters who think we've no brains now we're older
don't realise that these years can be golder
they look at us and assume things are grim
these are a few of my unfavourite things.
At times we might have some trouble in coping
(child-proof containers can prove hard to open
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hearing is waning and eyesight is dim
these are a few of my unfavourite things.
Gadgets will often confuse not delight us
bodies are riddled with that danged arthritis
my flesh is sagging and now I'm not slim
these are a few of my unfavourite things.
Despite all these things that I've been bemoaning
now I am done with the griping and groaning,
my heart's full of joy and I can still sing
these are a few of my favourite things.
Lunches with girlfriends and I can spend hours
reading or writing or tending my flowers
if I'm inclined I will follow a whim
these are a few of my favourite things.
When the sun shines,
when the birds sing
when I'm drinking wine
I simply forget all unfavourite things
and then I just feel so fine.
I did another parody of this song a few years ago but this one is completely different.
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hearing is waning and eyesight is dim
these are a few of my unfavourite things.
Gadgets will often confuse not delight us
bodies are riddled with that danged arthritis
my flesh is sagging and now I'm not slim
these are a few of my unfavourite things.
Despite all these things that I've been bemoaning
now I am done with the griping and groaning,
my heart's full of joy and I can still sing
these are a few of my favourite things.
Lunches with girlfriends and I can spend hours
reading or writing or tending my flowers
if I'm inclined I will follow a whim
these are a few of my favourite things.
When the sun shines,
when the birds sing
when I'm drinking wine
I simply forget all unfavourite things
and then I just feel so fine.
I did another parody of this song a few years ago but this one is completely different.38 people like this
33 responses
@mildredtabitha (16047)
• Nairobi, Kenya
6 Feb 22
Few TEARS ago???
It sounds like a poem. I would like to hear you sing it. I enjoyed reading
It sounds like a poem. I would like to hear you sing it. I enjoyed reading5 people like this
@mildredtabitha (16047)
• Nairobi, Kenya
6 Feb 22
@jaboUK no, I just want to hear the flow of the song. Don't worry, I won't listen to your voice, only the words
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
6 Feb 22
@mildredtabitha You could look the song up online - I think it's from 'The Sound Of Music'.
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
6 Feb 22
The verse shows you have still got it Janet. Glad to hear it too.
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
6 Feb 22
@jaboUK Funnily enough l had a memory of Barry turn up the other day. It made me smile as l thought about you too. You were a brilliant pair bouncing off each other with your words. He used to say l should be a tax exile being out of the country more than l was in it!!!
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
6 Feb 22
@garymarsh6 Oh yes, there'll always be a gap where Barry was.
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. Gadgets sure can be frustrating.
Excellent little poem
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
7 Feb 22
yes exactly how I feel. Except for tending flowers or going out with friends. My arthritis and breathing keeps me from those. But I can do what I want on my computer when it co operates and watch what I want on tv any time 
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@vandana7 (98873)
• India
7 Feb 22
What I like about old age, well, people become more helpful. They are willing to lift things for me, give their seat in buses when I have to travel by bus. They give preference to me in shops. There are tax rebates too. My hair is graying, and it is difficult to lie that I am 50. LOL. But I would not want to change its color, as yet, because I feel it would deny me a lot of benefits I am getting.
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@ihasaquestion (8274)
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7 Feb 22
Every young person will get old, and they'll find another youngish person saying the same stuff they said years back to an oldie soul. Age is indeed just a passing number.
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@sharonelton (25071)
• Lichfield, England
7 Feb 22
That is very good. You are very clever. I wonder what the other one was like.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16541)
• China
7 Feb 22
Nice to read your poem again ! Your poem reminds me of the saying "youth is not a time of life,it is a state of mind".
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@RebeccasFarm (86780)
• United States
10 Feb 22
A most lovely rendition Jabo. You are so gifted.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
13 Feb 22
I love it and it’s so true on all levels.
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@Marilynda1225 (79843)
• United States
14 Feb 22
You hit the nail right on the head with this one Janet. Boy can I relate 
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@Shiva49 (26209)
• Singapore
7 Feb 22
Life is always worth living.
I heard a young one wondering what do old people think.
They think we are in a different world waiting for the inevitable.
Pleasures and happiness are not reserved only for the young.
The old have their own pastimes with more time in hand.
I try to make more judicial use of time left
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