I have worn a lot of costumes just dressing up for fun.

And not only for Halloween, though that’s a special one.

I’ve played each game kids play today; I’ve dressed up like a clown.

I’ve been a racecar driver and a pitcher on a mound.

 I’ve worn clothes like a rock star such as Elvis and the lot.

I’ve been a deep-sea diver and I’ve been an astronaut.

And if you don’t wear nothing but a towel after your bath,

Then you can pretend you’re Tarzan and make your parents laugh.

 I used to be an Indian brave, with arrows on my back.

I wore a costume mom had made out of a burlap sack.

I made myself a horse from just a broomstick, cloth and rope.

I rode Old Paint on war parties and up a dusty slope.

 The best costume I ever made was funnier than that,

One day I dressed my dog up, so he looked just like our cat.

With a cape pinned to pajamas, your arms spread from your side,

You’ll fly through air like Superman.  I know because I’ve tried.

 Sometimes I’d be a cowboy, with my cap guns on my hip.

From an old coat I made chaps and a mustache for my lip.

My cowboy’s hat was made of felt, a brim and string chinstrap.

I’d run with the wind in my face and outlaws at my back.

 I dressed sis like the preacher’s wife in grandmas worn out suit.

And when she put on mother’s hat she actually looked cute.

I like making up costumes; mother says I have the knack.

I’ve even stuffed clothes in my bed so I could miss my nap.

 Someday, when I am all grown up, to Hollywood I’ll go

And I’ll make all the costumes in a famous movie show.