I’m Very Well Thank You   There is nothing the matter with me, I’m as healthy as I can be I have arthritis in both knees, And when I talk – I talk with a wheeze   My pulse is weak, and my blood is thin, But – I’m awfully well for the shape I’m in Arch supports I have for my feet, Or I wouldn’t be able to be out on the street   Sleep is denied me night after night, But every morning I find I’m alright My memory is failing, my head’s in a spin But – I’m awfully well for the shape I’m in   The moral is this – as my tale I unfold, That for you and me who are getting old It’s better to say ’I’m fine’ with a grin, Than to let folk know the shape we are in   How do I know that my youth is all spent? Well, my ‘get up and go’ has got up and went But I really don’t mind when I think with a grin, Of all the grand places my ‘got up’ has bin   Old age is golden I’ve heard it said, But sometimes I wonder as I get into bed With my ears in a drawer, my teeth in a cup, My spec’s on a table until I get up   ‘Fore sleep overtakes me I say to myself, Is there anything else I could lay on the shelf? When I was young my slippers were red, I could kick my heels right over my head   When I was older my slippers were blue, But I could still dance the whole night through Now I am old my slippers are black, I walk to the shop and puff my way back   I get up each morning and dust off my wits, And pick up the paper to read the ‘obit’s’ If my name is still missing I know I’m not dead, And so I have breakfast – and go back to bed.     Author unknown                                                                                                                                                                               

  I've had that ditty for a long time but as I get older I'm finding it more and more appropriate                                                                                                                                                                              

nice one Kwak.                                                                                                                                                                             

hehehe.... good one Kwak..