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Canary42 | 20:32 Wed 08th Nov 2023 | ChatterBank

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Back in the Days

Back in the days of tanners and bobs,

When Mothers had patience and Fathers had jobs.

When football team families wore hand me down shoes,

And T.V gave only two channels to choose.

Back in the days of three penny bits,

when schools employed nurses to search for your nits.

When snowballs were harmless; ice slides were permitted

and all of your jumpers were warm and hand knitted.

Back in the days of hot ginger beers,

when children remained so for more than six years.

When children respected what older folks said,

and pot was a thing you kept under your bed.

Back in the days of Listen with Mother,

when neighbours were friendly and talked to each other.

When cars were so rare you could play in the street.

When Doctors made house calls; Police walked the beat.

Back in the days of Milligan's Goons,

when butter was butter and songs all had tunes.

It was dumplings for dinner and trifle for tea,

and your annual break was a day by the sea.

Back in the days of Dixon's Dock Green,

Crackerjack pens and Lyons ice cream.

When children could freely wear National Health glasses,

and teachers all stood at the FRONT of their classes

Back in the days of rocking and reeling,

when mobiles were things that you hung from the ceiling.

When woodwork and pottery got taught in schools,

and everyone dreamed of a win on the pools.

Back in the days when I was a lad,

I can't help but smile for the fun that I had.

Hopscotch and roller skates; snowballs to lob.

Back in the days of tanners and bobs.

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Tilly2

That's a lovely reminder of my childhood. Thank you.

jourdain2

Apart from pre-dating BBC2 , that's lovely.

Mum used to sneakily open the doors of the TV cabinet and turn it on for us to watch Andy-Pandy - then turn it off and close it before Dad came home. Used electricity you see.

Silver threepenny-bits were always in the home-made Christmas pudding -- I wish I had them now - and there was a halfpenny-sweetie-tray at the village shop so I could spend my fartthing change from buying the loaf that Mum sent me for.