We used to have
Pounds, Shillings and Pence!
Then everything changed
The Government decided
Those Dollars made more sense
So it became Dollars and Cents!
Way back then in 1966!
There used to be 12 pennies
To every shilling; it was great!
We could get twelve lollies
For every shilling we had
Well: in reality we only had
Six pence each to spend
Thus: six little lollies to eat!
So it was a big disappointment
That after the change over
We only got to have five!
Five measly lollies instead of our six!
I was nearly nine years old
I still remember feeling cheated
When the money changed
From those big shillings
Into those paltry little cents!
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