#Weusedto

 

We used to build a Trolley,from wood and old-pram-wheels.

We used to cast a fishing-line,and wait for spinning reels.

We used to catch some tadpoles,and keep them in a jar.

We used to jot-down number-plates,of every passing car.

We used to walk through woods and fields,and maybe feed a Horse.

We used to be Apaches,and run through moorland gorse.

We used to end up scratched and cut,but that was par-for-course.

We used to be a Cowboy,and wear a Sheriff's badge.

We used to visit relatives,for food that we might cadge.

We used to go for picnics.and-eat a lovely spread.

We used to clean Dad's motor-car,that,or go to bed!

We used to go up,to-the-Bridge,and watch for puffs of steam.

We used to bike for miles and miles,and throw-stones-in-a stream.

We used to climb up Apple trees,and pinch a little fruit.

We used to wander Farmers' fields,and watch the 'keepers shoot.

We used to rifle birds-nests,and take some eggs for blowing.

We used to build big snowballs,in the winter after snowing.

We used to catch a Butterfly,and pin it to a board.

We used to go with other kids,paddling through the Ford.

We used to put our ears to tracks,to listen for a Train.

We used to stand beneath a Tree,if caught out in the rain.

We used to spend the Holidays,out from dawn 'till dusk.

We used to have well-watered-milk,on corn-flakes or a rusk

We used to light a bonfire,and get pennies for the guy.

We used to build an 'Aeroplane',and imagine we could fly.

We used to swing like Tarzan,from a rope high up a tree.

We used to go home often,with grazes on each knee.

We used to stand behind the 'planes,as the Pilot swung the 'prop'.

We used to get four Black-Jacks,for a penny from the shop.

We used to be quite dirty,as we had no time to wash.

We used to sing at Christmas,at houses of the posh.

We used to do a paper-round,get one day off a year.

We used to go-out in Dad's-van,while he rolled-a-fag,we'd steer.

We used to play all sorts of games,and make much noise and shout.

We used to knock on peoples' doors,and sometimes get a clout.

We used to blag a coin or two,if Mum was in good-mood.

We used to eat up everything,and never wasted food.

We used to go exploring,have adventures of the mind.

We used to keep our eyes peeled,for whatever we might find.

We used to,on occasion,have day-trips to the Sea.

We used to do all this and more,in the days when we were free.

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