Do you remember these?
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Saturday mornin' serials, chapters one through fifteen
Fly paper, penny loafers,
Lucky Strike Green
Flat tops; sock hops; Studebaker;
Pepsi, please
Ah, do you remember these?
Cigar bands on your hand, your daddy's socks rolled down
Sticks, no plugs, and aviator caps with flaps that button down
Movie stars on Dixie Cup tops,
and knickers to your knees
Ah, do you remember these?
The hit parade, grape Tru-Aid,
the Sadie Hawkins dance
Pedal pushers, ducktail hair,
and peggin' your pants
Howdy Doody, "Tutti Frutti,"
the seam up the back of her hose
Ah, do you remember those?
James Dean, he was keen;
Sunday movies were taboo
The senior prom, Judy's mom,
rock and roll was new
Cracker Jack prize, stars in your eyes,
ask daddy for the keys
Ah, do you remember these?
The bogeyman, lemonade stand,
and takin' your tonsils out
Indian burn and "wait your turn!,"
and four foul balls --you're out!
Cigarette loads and secret codes and savin' lucky stars
Can you remember back that far...
to boat neck shirts and fender skirts and crinoline petticoats?
Mum's the word and a dirty bird,
and a double root beer float
Moon hubcaps and loud heel taps,
and he's a real-gone cat
Aah, do you remember
that?
Dancin' close, little moron jokes,
and cooties in her hair
Captain Midnight, Ovaltine,
and The Whip at the County Fair
Charles Atlas' course, Roy Roger's horse, and "only The Shadow knows"
Ah, do you remember those?
Gable's charm, froggin' your arm,
loud mufflers, pitchin' woo
Goin' steady, Veronica and Betty,
white bucks, and "Blue Suede Shoes"
Knock, knock jokes; "Who's there?", "Dewey", "Dewey who?"
Do we ...remember these? Yes we do
Ah, do we, do we remember these?
pencil for me.
