A Red Hat Invitation   This is a heartfelt invitation Made especially to you The Red Hat Society wants you To become a member too.   We want you in this chapter Because you’re a woman of the world. You now can do and think things You couldn’t as a girl.   As a group we all love our “Dis-organization” To think of  “us” and just have fun Is a completely new sensation!   The only rule is that there are no rules To qualify your fun Come on in and join us now The fun has just begun.   Always wear your purple ensemble And an outrageous red hat too We make a statement in our full regalia That some other clubs don’t do   Like come on in and find friendship On almost every face. Our group is based on sisterhood Not fame or wealth or race.   And when you are a red hat  You’ll never be lonely again Cause no matter where you go You can find a red hat friend. pheny An Invitation to My Friend   For your fiftieth birthday I just wanted to say Put on this new Red Hat And let’s go out and play!   All those years you were The model wife and mother. So at least one day a month Put yourself before another.   On this Red letter day You must not wear black. Put on your purple and red And never look back.   Celebrate now because you’re in A new circle of friends. And hold on tight Fifty is when the party begins.   They use to say at fifty We were over the hill And time to think of serious things Like doing up a will.   But we say Bah, Humbug It’s time to have fun      Watch out world Here the Red Hats come!