My Next 37 Years

(To the tune of

By Ted Shistle
SPECIAL TO THE BEACON

posted Jun 18, 2009 - 8:13:18am

"My Next 37 Years"

— as performed by Ted Shistle at Stan O'Neal's retirement party

I think I'll take a moment to celebrate my age

Ending of an era and the turning of a page

Now it's time to focus in on where I go from here

Lord have mercy on my next 37 years

In my next 37 years I'm going to have some fun

Try to forget about all teaching that I've done

No, there won't be any of those early morning tears

I'll do it better in my next 37 years

My next 37 years I won't care about FCAT scores

No grading papers, I'm walking out that door

Find a world of happiness without the students near

God, thanks for helping me through my last 37 years

Oh my next 37 years, I'm going to gain some weight

Eat more sweets and donuts and learn to stay up late

Drink a little less water and down a few more beers

Gonna be exciting — these next 37 years?

(Chorus)

My next 37 years will be the best years of my life

Gonna camp and golf and hang out with my wife

Spend precious moments with the folks I hold dear

Can't wait to see what's up in my next 37 years

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