Old Folks

Teddi King - Old Folks Everyone knows him as old folks Like the seasons he comes and he'll go Just as free as a bird and as good as his word That's why everybody loves him so Always leaving his spoon in his coffee Tucks his napkin up under his chin A

So far away, so like a dream A cup of tea with powdered cream Or comet dust and subway steam Or 3 kilos of mangosteen Ayaaah ayaaah mangosteen An airport lounge in Amsterdam A summer rainfall in Japan Your cowboy hat, your lovely tan With you I'm suc

That's how the old folks used to do That's how the old folks used to do Killing spare time with a hook and a capital K But should you have it your way That's how the old folks used to do That's how the old folks used to do That's how the old folks us

A country dance was being held in a garden I felt a bump and heard an "Oh, beg your pardon" Suddenly I saw polka dots and moonbeams All around a pug-nosed dream The music started and was I the perplexed one I held my breath and said "May I

I don't know I'm born, I'm only young I don't have a choice, you know I'm only young I'm getting older, I'm getting smaller Everybody tells you, "you've got to walk taller" You did a war, and now you're poor And like your friends, you're gonna g

[ti:Old Folks] [ar:A] [al:A vs. Monkey Kong] [offset:0] [00:00.62]I don't know I'm born, I'm only young [00:03.44]I don't have a choice, you know I'm only young [00:06.44]I'm getting older, I'm getting smaller [00:09.43]Everybody tells you, "you've g