Do You Remember Poem by John Leroy Maxwell

Do you remember way back when; say many, many years
You never saw your sweetheart's limbs, but judged
her by her ears
The kids were washed each Saturday night, their Daddy
cut their hair
Their suits were made from their uncles pants, and they
wore no underwear
The women padded, but did not paint, nor smoke,
nor drink, nor vote
The men wore boots and little stiff hats, and whiskers
like a goat
Not a soul had appendicitis, nor thought of buying glands
The butcher gave his liver away, but charged you for
his hams
We, all of us, had bank accounts that paid us six percent
The hired girl got five bucks a week, and twelve bucks
paid the rent
You could stand each night, when work was over,
with one foot on the rail
Your hip supported something else, besides your
own shirttail
You had real friends and trusted them, you know they
were sincere
Those were the happy joyous days, we wish they
would reappear