The Old Age Pension Check
by Roy Acuff
"I bought this
number from a boy that lived in Knoxville, and as far as
I know, he wrote it. I can't remember his name at the
present time. Some people resented the song, but it
still sold well. Songs like this are not received one
hundred per cent. There are some words in it that are a
little touchy for some people: 'Send you dime to
Washington—get on relief.' It was more of a comedy song
for me, but it was taken a little bit politically by
some." —Roy Acuff
The Old Age Pension Check
When our old age pension check comes to our door
We don't have to dread the poor house any more
Though we're old and thin and gray
Good times will be back to stay
When our old age pension check comes to our door.
When her old age pension check comes to her door
Dear old grandma won't be lonesome any more
She'll be waiting at the gate
Every night she'll have a date
When her old age pension check comes to her door.
Grow a flowing long white beard and use a cane
'Cause your in your second childhood, don't complain
Life will just begin at sixty
We'll all feel very frisky
When our old age pension check comes to our door.
Powder and paint will be abolished on that day
And hoop skirts will then be brought back into play
Painted checks will then be the rage
And old maids will tell their age
When their old age pension check comes to their door.
All the drug stores will go bankrupt on that day
For cosmetics, they will all be out away
I'll put a flapper on the shelf
Get a grandma for myself
When her old age pension check comes to her door.
There's a man that turned this country upside-down
With his old age pension rumour going 'round
If you want in on the fun
Send your dime to Washington
And that old age pension man will be around.
