When I'm an Old Lady

aka Payback

author unknown

When I'm an old lady, I'll live with my  kids,
and make their life happy and filled with such fun.
I want to pay  back all the joy they've provided,
returning each deed. Oh, they'll be so  excited.
When I'm an old lady and live with my kids.

I'll write on the  wall with red, white, and blue;
and bounce on the furniture wearing my  shoes.
I'll drink from the carton and then leave it out.
I'll stuff all  the toilets and oh, they'll shout.
When I'm an old lady and live with my  kids.

When they're on the phone and just out of reach,
I'll get into  things like sugar and bleach.
Oh, they'll snap their fingers and then shake  their head,
and when that is done I'll hide under the bed.
When I'm an old  lady and live with my kids.

When they cook dinner and call me to  meals,
I'll not eat my green beans or salads congealed.
I'll gag on my  oatmeal, spill milk on the table,
and when they get angry, run fast as I'm  able.
When I'm an old lady and live with my kids.

I'll sit close to  the TV, through the channels I'll click.
I'll cross both my eyes to see if  they stick.
I'll take off my socks and throw one away,
and play in the mud  until the end of the day.
When I'm an old lady and live with my  kids.

And later in bed, I'll lay back and sigh,
and thank God in  prayer and then close my eyes;
and my kids will look down with a smile slowly  creeping,
and say with a groan, "she's so sweet when she's sleeping."
When  I'm an old lady and live with my kids.