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Beatles Parody - When I'M 94 - Alternative Version By Sillybilly the Kidster Added

Sung to the melody of when I’m 64 by The Beatles

Gotta keep working an extra few years
(Not like years ago)
Governments are screwing us for every dime
I can’t afford a bottle of wine
Hip's been replaced
Yes I’m getting old
I’m too old to twerk
But I’m so needy
and my pension won’t feed me
But I’m ninety four!

Written after being inspired by ‘Stupid People’ poem by SillyBilly theKidster

https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/stupid_people_900910

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Now That I'm 64 by SillyBilly the Kidster

I gotta keep working an extra few years,
not like years before.
Government is screwing me for every dime,
I can’t afford a bottle of wine.
Hip's been replaced,
yes I’m getting old.
I Can't Work Any More,
but I'm still needy,
social security won't feed me,
now that I'm 64.

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Regina Mcintosh September 29, 2019 at 9:47 PM This is amazing... I hope to be able to retire someday but doubt it somehow. Bless you always

Christopher Flaherty May 19, 2017 at 6:05 PM Like it Jan Forget the Wine Jan get on the White Star Cider like the rest of them claim incapacity its 2wice the value of your pension . Your worth it If you can't beat them live till your 94 Jan Allison May 20, 2017 at 2:17 PM I rarely drink but have to admit I do like the odd glass of cider! We have longevity in our family as my mother's great great aunt lived to 111 and 121 days and was in the Guinness book of records - hope I have a few more years left to claim my pension and to be able to afford to pay the rising bills:-( hugs Jan xx

Eve Roper May 16, 2017 at 6:42 PM Wow! Very creative, wonderful... and yes we are all getting screwed ~* Jan Allison May 17, 2017 at 1:31 AM I fear for my son's generation Eve there will be nothing left in the pension pot!:-( hugs Jan xx

Ilene Bauer May 16, 2017 at 4:27 PM cleverly done, jan! i enjoyed... Jan Allison May 16, 2017 at 5:31 PM With the way things are going maybe my son will be able to draw his pension at age 94!:-) hugs Jan xx

Freddie Robinson Jr. May 16, 2017 at 3:52 PM Yeah, that was one funny line ... too old to twerk. Cool lyrics, Jan. You have a marvelous sense of humor. Sweet retirement song this poem is. Love and hugs too you. Jan Allison May 16, 2017 at 5:31 PM Thanks Freddie i do try and make folks smile:-) hugs Jan xx

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart May 16, 2017 at 1:46 PM "...too old to twerk" hee hee hee hee ;p Jan Allison May 16, 2017 at 5:30 PM hee hee:-) hugs Jan xxx

Lisa Ricci May 16, 2017 at 1:07 PM Good Afternoon Jan. Oh the reality of it all as well. You did a marvelous job with the parody. I love the original song and the Beatles. Yes, we all need to laugh and see some humor even though there is very much a serious side to this and I see that side very much. May we all endure. Bless the 94 year old. Have a wonderful afternoon. Well done Jan Allison May 16, 2017 at 5:30 PM Billy has updated my poem I do hope he will let me post it as it really is superb:-) hugs Jan xx

Emile Pinet May 16, 2017 at 12:46 PM As usual you have managed to capture human frailties and emotions and weave them into a poem that is easy to relate to and understand. Emile. Jan Allison May 16, 2017 at 12:49 PM It's rather a cynical view of life Emile, but people are having to work much longer before they even get a pension and for my son I wonder if there will be a pension pot at all when he comes to that age:-( hugs jan xx

Vladislav Raven May 16, 2017 at 12:27 PM Hi Jan, this is a wonderful read. As always, your fun is in there. I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT SEEING 94. I will be happy to make it to seventy. I don't want to overdo things. I sang it a few times and it fits in so well to the tune. Well Jan, got to go out now so all i can say is, this is a wonderful write. It has to be a seven and a fave. Hugs....Mike. XX Jan Allison May 16, 2017 at 3:18 PM Thanks so much Mike - with the way the pension age is increasing and people are living longer still working at 94 is a possibility especially for my son's generation!:-) hugs Jan xx

Barry Stebbings May 16, 2017 at 11:57 AM Superbly done, Jan. When I am 94 I shall be at a nonogenarian rave at Glastonbury in my voice controlled wheelchair, drinking Red Bull and playing my guitar. // Barry Barry Stebbings May 16, 2017 at 1:14 PM Ha, ha, ha .... No ! lol. Jan Allison May 16, 2017 at 12:14 PM Can I have a copy of you singing it to attach to the poem lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Chris Green May 16, 2017 at 10:35 AM I read this and then I sang it and it fits absolutely perfectly and the message is so funny and clever and now.........the song is stuck in my head. :) Oh and FYI - Paul McCartney is in the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie. Arhhhhh Jan Allison May 16, 2017 at 12:17 PM I would love the vocals to be added to music and posted here but I guess there would be copyright issues with the music:-) hugs Jan xx

Billy Thekidster May 16, 2017 at 8:38 AM LOL! Great parody Jan and thanks for the mention. If you go back you will find that I have already revised it and will continue to expand it more as I encounter more Stupid People. Again, great stuff and again, thanks for dropping my name. {{{HUGS to You}}} Jan Allison May 16, 2017 at 11:28 AM Can I post your amended version of the poem under mine - its FABULOUS lol:-) hugs Jan xx Billy Thekidster May 16, 2017 at 8:44 AM If you don't mind, I would like to revise your parody so I can post it at my union hall...lol

Tim Smith May 16, 2017 at 8:21 AM I can feel this Jan. Our pensions are getting smaller and the government is getting greedier. Jan Allison May 16, 2017 at 12:18 PM Folks are having to work longer and longer before they can retire - With people living longer I wonder what the retirement age will be for our children! :-) hugs Jan xx

Earl Schumacker May 16, 2017 at 7:58 AM Hi Jan, As you know, I mentioned to you in the past that The Beatles are the best thing that ever happened to music since the dawn of time. Coincidentally, I listened to When I'm 64 yesterday evening by chance. It is still a great tune. I like your 94 version. What is another 30 years or so? What is age but another number. Fun read. Take care. Earl Jan Allison May 16, 2017 at 8:01 AM Thanks Earl unfortunately with the way our pension ages are set to rise (and will continue to rise as the pension pots get smaller) I can see folk having to work to 94 just to make ends meet:-( hugs Jan xx