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                              Get Up and Go
                 Anon, music Copyright 1964 Pete Seeger

    How do I know my youth is all spent?
    My get up and go has got up and went
    But in spite of it all, I'm able to grin
    And think of the places my get up has been

Old age is golden, so I've heard said
But sometimes I wonder as I crawl into bed
With my eyes on the table, my teeth in a cup
My brain in a hard drive until I wake up

As sleep dims my vision, I say to myself
Is there anything else I should lay on the shelf?
But though nations are warring and business is vexed
I'll still stick around to see what happens next


    How do I know my youth is all spent?
    My get up and go has got up and went
    But in spite of it all, I'm able to grin
    And think of the places my get up has been

When I was young, my slippers were red
I could kick up my heels right over my head
When I was older my slippers were blue
But still I could dance the whole night thru

Now I am old, my slippers are black
I huff to the store and I puff my way back
But never you laugh, I don't mind at all
I'd rather be huffing than not puff at all


    How do I know my youth is all spent?
    My get up and go has got up and went
    But in spite of it all, I'm able to grin
    And think of the places my get up has been

I get up each morning and dust off my wits
Open the paper and read the obits
If I'm not there, I know I'm not dead
So I eat a good breakfast and go back to bed


    How do I know my youth is all spent?
    My get up and go has got up and went
    But in spite of it all, I'm able to grin
    And think of the places my get up has been


Original lines:


My ears in a drawer, my teeth in a cup

My eyes on the table until I wake up


New version by Steve Savitzky and Naomi Rivkis


Online:
    http://Steve.Savitzky.net/Songs/get-up-and-go/lyrics.txt

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