Dandelion & Burdock

Looking back to a better time,
When life was good and there was little crime,
Children played on their pogo sticks
And on Saturdays went to the local flicks.
And we all drank big bottles of pop,
Especially dandelion and burdock,
Oh, what I'd give for a tiny slurp,
Though it stung your nose and it made you burp.
We were always polite to bobbies,
On Remembrance Day we all wore poppies,
And we all had useful hobbies.
Well, I did.
At the Crich Tram Museum,
I was with a friend called Ian,
We were there from nine til chucking out time,
There was so much there worth seeing,
At the Crich Tram Museum,
Disaster befell poor Ian,
A vicious wasp made him drop
His dandelion and burdock,
Oh, that wasp he made him drop
His dandelion and burdock.
Ian's bottle had developed a crack,
So he couldn't get his deposit back,
Nine pence may not seem a lot,
But it could buy you a big fat lollipop.
Black Jacks were ten a penny,
Remember now I'm talking old money,
Not that we ever had any.
Well, I didn't.
Cycling with my peers,
The wind rushing past our ears,
As we reached Mam Tor,
I was grateful for
My Sturmey Archer gears.
At the Crich Tram Museum,
I was with a friend called Ian,
We were there from nine til chucking out time,
There was so much there worth seeing,
At the Crich Tram Museum,
Disaster befell poor Ian,
A vicious wasp made him drop
His dandelion and burdock,
Oh, that wasp he made him drop
His dandelion and burdock.
Oh, but how I'd love a drop,
Of dandelion and burdock.