PRESENTATION OUTLINE
I liked it when
you used to take us
on holidays
I liked it when
you let us play in
the penny arcades
I liked it when
you took us to the fun park
every day for hours on end
I liked it when
you used to guide us
down the street
so we could read our comics
I liked it when
you let me have
Black Forest gateaux
whenever we ate out
I liked it when
we were allowed adult portions
at The Copper Kettle
I liked it when
we came to your house
for a proper school dinner
once a week
I liked it when
you used to look after us
on a Friday after school
I liked it when
you used to say,
"Grandad cooks the best chips."
I liked it when
you baked the best
ginger biscuits
I liked it when you
made mince pies
throughout the year
I liked it when
we had an extra Santa present
when we came round to yours
I liked it when
we had a family
Boxing Day party
at your bungalow
I liked it when
we used to share
a sneaky brown ale shandy
I liked it when
you used to
tie your daffodils up
I liked it when
you let Tim wear
your dress and hat
I liked it when
we had picnics
by the river
at Chatsworth
I liked it when
we visited
Gulliver's Kingdom
I liked it when
you used to play dominos
in the pub team
I liked it when
you had to play darts
in the pub team
when they were desperate
I liked it when
you used to knit
jumpers for us
I liked it when
you used to knit jumpers
for penguins
I liked it when
we went shopping in Chesterfield and
you or Grandad
always met
someone you knew
I liked it when
we used to hear
"cumbers,
get your cumbers here"
at the market
I liked it when
you used to get your
weekly shopping from
every single shop
I liked it when
we had tea at yours
before I went to wind band
I liked it when
you let me and my University friends stay after we woke you up at silly o'clock
I liked it when
we used to play all sorts of card games
I liked it when
you and Grandad
used to save us
20 pence pieces
I liked it when
you used to buy us
The Beano and The Dandy
I liked it when
you used to let us turn your three piece suite into a car
I liked it when
you called us by the names
we wanted (Mark!)
I liked it when
you used to smack us
and we laughed
I liked it when
you let me have whatever
I wanted from the fridge
as long as I didn't tell Tim
I liked it when
we made ice cube lollipops with cocktail sticks
I liked it when
we used to sneak in
and join you in bed
I liked it when
you let us trampoline
on your bed
I like it when
you smile and laugh
I like it when
you tell us how you and Grandad 'courted'
I like it when
you sing Iris
the Chuff Chuff train song
I like it when
we laugh about
"Bloody hell Ken, STOP!"
I like it when
you can't stop giggling
when you hear yourself giggling
I like it when
you say ‘tuffy’
rather than ‘toffee’
I like it when
your false teeth fall out
I like it when
you treat us rotten
I like it when I think of you
I like it when I think of all the kind things you've done for us