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Go Ask an Old Man

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Go Ask an Old Man

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Go ask an old man, see what he's got to say

Don't ask your teachers, they weren't much good anyway

Nothing really matters, as time drifts on by

Just a drop in the ocean, a shot in the sky

Don't stray from the narrow, and keep your hands clean

It seems very silly, if you know what I mean

You worry and worry, never really know why

I wake in the morning, as trams roll on by

I have a lover, so I can't complain

For me there's no other, we play silly games

And though she is not here, I'm never alone

She's lives in my pocket, and inside the phone

I'm going to Scotland, that's where I'm from

I'll probably not stay there, coz' it's not very warm

We followed our father, coz' father knows best

With rhyme a good reason, and my wheezing chest

So go ask an old man, see what he's got to say

If he falls in the gutter, be on your way

Nothing really matters, as time drifts on by

You give your love presents, you laugh and you cry

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