Boy, you know what Liza said about
you, Ben?
What?
Said she ain't had no lovin' since
the lord knows when.
No?
And her love you can't supply,
Who can't?
And I'm gonna tell you just the
reason why!
Why?
Old age is creepin' upon you,
That sign, it ain't no lie,
Old age is creepin' upon you,
Sure, you're born to die.
Now, listen, old man, let me get
you told,
Hmm-hmm.
You've done got too doggone cold,
Hmm-hmm.
You call yourself a raisin' man.
Huh!
Yeah!
You can't even raise your hand!
Why?
'Cause old age is creepin' upon
you,
That sign, it ain't no lie,
Old age is creepin' upon you,
Sure, you're born to die.
Boy, once a man and twice a child,
Yeah?
Your thoughts is just enough to
run you wild!
Um-hum.
Pretty girls you have a chance
to meet.
I love 'em.
You can't do nothin' but eat and
sleep.
Yeah?
Old age is creepin' upon you,
That sign, it ain't no lie,
Old age is creepin' upon you,
Sure, you're born to die.
When you were twenty-two, every
night and day,
Yeah!
You run around and give all your
goody away,
Hmm-hmm.
And now you're so old nobody'll
want your kind;
Hmm.
All you got now is just a willin'
mind.
Why?
'Cause old age is creepin' upon
you,
That sign, it ain't no lie,
Old age is creepin' upon you,
Sure, you're born to die.
Boy, you takin' a gal home last
night 'bout half past four.
Yeah?
And she was livin' up on the tenth
floor.
Hmm-hmm.
You got on the third floor and
she looked around.
Then what?
She saw you was an old man and
she turned you down.
Yeah?
Old age is creepin' upon you,
That sign, it ain't no lie,
Old age is creepin' upon you,
Sure, you're born to die.
I feel sorry for you, the way you
stand,
Hmm-hmm.
You need a prescription from your
doctor man,
Yeah!
Better get yourself some medicine
before it's too late;
Um-hmm.
So you can get your business straight!
Why?
'Cause old age done crept upon you,
That sign, it ain't no lie,
Old age done crept upon you,
Sure, you're born to die.
Boy, you can't make good 'cause
you're too sad,
Yeah?
Why don't you tell somebody you're
who's your dad. [?]
You can tell 'em now, before it's
too late.
Yeah?
Because somebody gonna get your
business straight!
Why?
Old age is creepin' upon you,
That sign, it ain't no lie,
Old age is creepin' upon you,
Sure, you're born to die.
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