Get Up and Go

Anon, music © 1964 Pete Seeger

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Intro last 2 lines of verse. [C]... [G] / [D]... [G]

C G

How do I know my youth is all spent?

D G

My get up and go has got up and went

C G

But in spite of it all, I'm able to grin

D G

And think of the places my get up has been

	G	D
	Old age is golden,	so I've heard said

	G
But sometimes I wonder as I	crawl into bed

	C	G
With my	eyes on the table, my	teeth in a cup

	A	D
My	brain in a hard drive until I wake	up

	G	D
As	sleep dims my vision, I	say to myself

	G
Is there anything else I should	lay on the shelf?

	C	G
But though	nations are warring and	business is vexed

	D	G
I'll	still stick around to see what happens	next

C G

How do I know my youth is all spent?

D G

My get up and go has got up and went

C G

But in spite of it all, I'm able to grin

D G

And think of the places my get up has been

	G	D
	When I was young, my	slippers were red

	G
I could kick up my heels right	over my head

	C	G
	When I was older my	slippers were blue

	A	D
But	still I could dance the whole night	thru

	G	D
	Now I am old, my	slippers are black

	G
I huff to the store and I	puff my way back

	C	G
But	never you laugh, I	don't mind at all

	D	G
I'd	rather be huffing than not puff at	all

C G

How do I know my youth is all spent?

D G

My get up and go has got up and went

C G

But in spite of it all, I'm able to grin

D G

And think of the places my get up has been

	G	D
I	get up each morning and	dust off my wits

	G
Open the paper and	read the obits

	C	G
	If I'm not there, I	know I'm not dead

	D	G
So I	eat a good breakfast and go back to	bed

C G

How do I know my youth is all spent?

D G

My get up and go has got up and went

C G

But in spite of it all, I'm able to grin

D G

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