Shirt is a poem by Michael Rosen from the book, You Wait Till I’m Older Than You.
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DISCLAIMER: This is a transcript for a video of Michael performing the poem/book, not a transcript from the actual poem/book itself.
Shirt.
Whenever my mum gets me some, horrible shirts that I don't want to wear, she says, "It's good. Have it, it's nice. They're wearing them like that now." So, I wear it to school. And whenever I come home from school, she says: "So? Do they like the shirt?"
Sometimes, I go off a favourite food and my mum says, "What's the matter with him? He used to love apricot jam. Why don't you want the apricot jam? I got it in specially for you. You said you liked it, so I bought it. You've always liked apricot jam. I can remember the time when the only thing that you would have on your bread, was apricot jam and you're telling me you don't like it? It's good. Have it, it's nice." So I have the apricot jam. And when I've eaten it she says, "So, did you like the apricot jam?"
Trivia[]
- The video's description claims that the poem comes the book Even My Ears Are Smiling. However, it was actually comes from You Wait Till I’m Older Than You.
