This Old Man

this old man

he don't pray

he don't toss no stones

into the gray

this old man

he don't cry

he don't genuflect

don't even try

don't even try

this old man

this old man

with the sun in his eyes

this old man

don't meditate

he doesn't ponder

what to use for bait

this old man

lost his seeds

he will not plant them

no worry beads

no worry beads

this old man

this old man

with the sun in his eyes

is it an awful thing

is it so terrible

if we are criminals

suspense unbearable

is it a paradox

to know and not to see

this old man

a door without a key

this old man

he don't pray

he don't toss no stones

into the gray

this old man

he don't cry

he don't genuflect

don't even try

don't even try

this old man

this old man

with the sun in his eyes

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