Customs were kept and English was plain?

Polite conversation focused on rain,

and couples held hands along Lovers Lane.

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Rock was a boulder or seaside sweet,

men opened doors and gave up their seat,

the trains and the buses arrived when they should,

kids were young goats and faggots meant wood.

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Couples were wed, then babies were born,

grass was thin green stuff, en mass called a lawn,

Big Mac was a raincoat, too large to fit tight,

old ladies felt safe in the street late at night.

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Joy-riding was something you did on a sledge,

pot was a vessel for boiling the veg.,

joint was the meat, the great Sunday roast,

junk went in bins not sent in the post.

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Gay people were happy, bad didn't mean good,

wellies weren't wanged but worn in the mud,

wicked meant evil and cool meant cold,

balls were round objects cricketers bowled.

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Songs had a melody, books had a plot,

a man in a skirt was always a Scot,

a tart and a crumpet were things that you ate,

and coke was a substance burnt in the grate.

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Remember the days when people were sane?

Customs were kept and English was plain?

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by-Nikki Barker .