When I was a just little girl
The telephone I used
It had a rotary dial
But I never got confused
The phone was big and heavy
And mounted to the wall
Plus no one ever owned it
That wasn’t done at all
As I was growing up
The phone did change a bit
A modern Princess phone
With a center dial that lit
Newer phones had buttons
You only had to touch
This made calling easier
We liked it very much
Phones could now be purchased
Your phone you wouldn't rent
The phones bought years ago
In the garbage they were sent
A telephone separation
No long cords did you need
That's because the cordless phone
To everywhere it could lead
Phones became programmable
Just enter the name and see
The person you want to call
Plus, there's also caller ID
Voice mail was a new feature
The answering machine is gone
But when I call a place for help
Their questions are a mile long
The pager you once carried
Would alert you to a call
But when the cell phone came
They were hardly used at all
The cell phone's very useful
Just text, no need to talk
You can even facetime
Don't drive, don't even walk
The phone is also used
For solicitors to call
Unless the person knows you
They won't answer it at all
By, Randee Saber 4/23/06 and revised 8/6/2019
The telephone I used
It had a rotary dial
But I never got confused
The phone was big and heavy
And mounted to the wall
Plus no one ever owned it
That wasn’t done at all
As I was growing up
The phone did change a bit
A modern Princess phone
With a center dial that lit
Newer phones had buttons
You only had to touch
This made calling easier
We liked it very much
Phones could now be purchased
Your phone you wouldn't rent
The phones bought years ago
In the garbage they were sent
A telephone separation
No long cords did you need
That's because the cordless phone
To everywhere it could lead
Phones became programmable
Just enter the name and see
The person you want to call
Plus, there's also caller ID
Voice mail was a new feature
The answering machine is gone
But when I call a place for help
Their questions are a mile long
The pager you once carried
Would alert you to a call
But when the cell phone came
They were hardly used at all
The cell phone's very useful
Just text, no need to talk
You can even facetime
Don't drive, don't even walk
The phone is also used
For solicitors to call
Unless the person knows you
They won't answer it at all
By, Randee Saber 4/23/06 and revised 8/6/2019
