Old Songs, Old Times

Folks say they like the old songs best,

     I guess perhaps they do;

They seem to be applauded more

     Than any of the new.

If I had written those old songs,

     How happy I would be;

Alas! No honor so pronounced

     Is handed out to me.

Folks say they like the good old days,

     They were so sweet and true;

They were so much more natured

     Than any of the new.

Would we had known the good old times,

     Now in the far away;

Although you can quite easy see

     Where we would be today!

Alas! I would the same were true

     Of all the good old jokes;

But songs and days and jokes are not

     Viewed quite the same by folks.

When I construct a good old joke,

     Like those in days of yore,

Unlike the song of long ago,

     They do not clap for more!

June 14, ‘09