Henry's Songbook

Gone now the years of my halcyon twenties
And thirties are looming alarming ahead
And family members have started their sighing
Indulgently at me and shaking their heads

'Cause here I am, the family maiden aunt
Oh isn't-it-sad, marriage-hopes-are-fading aunt
The lonely-future-expectation-laden aunt
I wonder what on earth's to become of me now

My cousins and siblings in wedded bliss settled
Between them x spouses and about fifty kids
And me, I'm still single, without any prospects
A very sure sign that my life's on the skids

And here I am, the family maiden aunt
Oh isn't-it-sad, marriage-hopes-are-fading aunt
The lonely-future-expectation-laden aunt
I tell you what, I wouldn't swap it for quids

'Cause who do you think it is who's always got the time to play
At gatherings of the family clan extended
And who delights in sharing all the magic of their day
And gets to give them back again at night

Yes it's me, the family maiden aunt
Oh isn't-it-sad, marriage-hopes-are-fading aunt
The lonely-future-expectation-laden aunt
I tell you what, I wouldn't swap it for quids

'Cause who do you think it is that gets to take them to the zoo
Or ferry them to Manly for a fun day
And who delights in doing all the things they love to do
And still gets to give them back at night

Yes it's me, the family maiden aunt
Oh isn't-it-sad, marriage-hopes-are-fading aunt
Well there's nothing about my life that I'd be trading aunt
I tell you what, I wouldn't swap it for quids