This Be The Verse

They tuck you up, your mum and dad.
They may not have to, but they do.
They give you all the love they had
And add some extra, just for you.

But they were tucked up in their turn
By nans in old-style hats and coats,
Who smiled and were seldom stern
And wore nice pearls about their throats.

Man hands on happiness to man.
It deepens like a coastal shelf.
Stick around as long as you can,
And have lots of kids yourself.