When
I was a teen, to earn some cash
I babysat at night.
I watched their kids, they drove me home;
It all turned out all right.
I babysat at night.
I watched their kids, they drove me home;
It all turned out all right.
My
asking price was 50 cents
(An hour) if before
The clock struck midnight; then I could
Request a quarter more.
(An hour) if before
The clock struck midnight; then I could
Request a quarter more.
They
often gave a tip besides,
Perhaps an extra buck,
So I could bring 5 dollars home
If I had any luck.
Perhaps an extra buck,
So I could bring 5 dollars home
If I had any luck.
The
going rate today, I heard,
Is 12 an hour or more.
The earnings from a single night
Add up to quite a score.
Is 12 an hour or more.
The earnings from a single night
Add up to quite a score.
They
do not get a bonus, though,
If parents stay out late,
A point of pride when for that raise,
I did negotiate.
If parents stay out late,
A point of pride when for that raise,
I did negotiate.
that 'quite a score' - well....in your day that 50 cents got you into a movie (or two tickets for a sat. matinee)....today that 12 bucks....gets you into a movie (tho probably not in NYC). relatively, these kids today make about the same...maybe even less...
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