Let's jitterbug down memory lane And see once more how folks lived then In the decade of the nineteen-fifties We'll dance back and remember when Young marrieds were glad the war was over And started the baby boomer generation In the midst of hula hoops and coonskin caps Elvis and Jerry Lee captured the nation We heralded the golden age of television Rushing to buy this newfangled sensation Watching Uncle Miltie and The Amateur Hour And westerns on all three stations On week-days, after school was out American Bandstand was the place to be Watching kids dance and copying the steps Viewed on a little black and white TV Girls wore poodle skirts and crinolines And the guys loved their dungarees Sporting duck-tail dos and pony tails Saddle shoes and loafers with pennies Burma Shave signs, the birth of rock and roll Fads and slang too numerous to mention All part of the legacy from the fifties age When parents really got kids' attention But I've lingered long enough in the fifties Just remembering those days makes me tired I still talk the talk but can't walk the walk 'Cause this old baby boomer is now retired Kathleen McCoy Eldridge © June 22, 2007 All Rights Reserved Original Images and Set Design ©1999/2002 Rainbow Row Graphics "Blueberry Hill"Sequenced by Don CarrollJack's Midi Music Float Script by Kurt GriggCourtesy of Dynamic Drive
Original Images and Set Design ©1999/2002 Rainbow Row Graphics