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Golden Ticket

By Roald Dahl

 

I never thought my life could be

Anything but catastrophe

But suddenly I begin to see

A bit of good luck for me

'Cause I've got a golden ticket

I've got a golden twinkle in my eye

I never had a chance to shine

Never a happy song to sing

But suddenly half the world is mine

What an amazing thing

'Cause I've got a golden ticket

It's ours, Charlie

I've got a golden sun up in the sky

I never thought I'd see the day

When I would face the world and say

Good morning, look at the sun

I never thought that I would be

Slap in the lap of luxury'

Cause I'd have said it couldn't be done

But it can be done

I never dreamed that I would climb

Over the moon in ecstasy

But nevertheless, it's there that I'm

Shortly about to be

'Cause I've got a golden ticket

I've got a golden chance to make my way

And with a golden ticket, it's a golden day

Good morning, look at the sun'

Cause I'd have said it couldn't be done

But it can be done

I never dreamed that I would climb

Over the moon in ecstasy

But nevertheless, it's there that I'm

Shortly about to be

'Cause I've got a golden ticket'

Cause I've got a golden ticket

I've got a golden chance to make my way

And with a golden ticket, it's a golden day                             

Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl website
Born 13 September 1916 in whales
started writing in the 1940
writes fiction and poetry for children

1. Famous boots
2. James and the giant peach
3. Charlie and the chocolate factory

                                                      1964
     4.Fantastic Mr Fox
                                                      1970
     5.The Twits                              1980
     6.BFG                                      1982
     7.Matilda                                  1989

He was a fighter pilot in WW2

Died in 1990