When I am an old woman I shall wear purple, With a red hat which doesn`t go and doesn`t suit me, And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves, And satin sandals, and say we`ve no money for butter
But now we must have clothes that keep us dry/ And pay our rent and not swear in the street/ And set a good example for the children./ We must have friends to dinner and read the papers.
[Sue Ellen Cooper of Fullerton launched the society in April 1998. Her inspiration came from the verse] Warning (When I Am an Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple), ... When I am an old woman I shall wear purple with a red hat which doesn`t go and doesn`t suit m...
When I am an old woman I shall wear purple, With a red hat which doesn`t go and doesn`t suit me, And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves, And satin sandals, and say we`ve no money for butter
