Shirley, Shirley

br>By Laurie Rostholder

Shirley Shirley
We always will miss you
And we know that
You’d hate to see us blue
So we’ll sing about your capers
Your picture in the papers
Your body did slow
But your mind was gold
We wa-ant to be like you

You were a belly dancer
Loved acting and you sang
You took the stage in New York
Beat bullies at their game
You showed us how to ra-age
Were loving and a sa-age
We want your zest
Your values were best
We wa-ant to be like you

We so admired
All you continued to learn
You weren’t an armchair grannie
So many arrests you earned
With love and strong opinions
Ask any of your minions
You modelled so much
With a humorous touch
Shirley, we’ll always love you!
Shirley, we’ll always love you!