I Like the Old Ways

I'm educated, modern, yet I find
I like the old ways best of all…
past deeds and glories fill my oddball mind.

I love old streets with cobblestones, the kind
that make a girl in high heels stall.
I'm educated, modern, yet I find

I can't sit back and meekly be resigned
to modern men who booze and brawl!
Past deeds and glories fill my oddball mind.

I need a place to live and I'm inclined
towards a manor house, a Hall …
I'm educated, modern and I find,

most people look ahead; I look behind –
to graceful crinoline and shawl.
Past deeds and glories fill my oddball mind.

Someplace where new-made babies get assigned
a soul to suit, I missed the call…
I'm educated, modern, yet I find
past deeds and glories fill my oddball mind.