[Rhodes22-list] Ode to growing old. and even a song

[Peter Thorn]

http://www.harvardsquarelibrary.org/unitarians/seeger.html

And another Unitarian as well!

PT

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "stan" <stan at rhodes22.com>
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Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2005 10:49 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Ode to growing old. and even a song


> I always like to remind people that we sold Pete his first sailboat and
got
> back a note, "The boat's a joy" and then he went on to clean up the Hudson
> River.
>
> stan
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mary Lou Troy" <mltroy at verizon.net>
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> Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2005 9:35 AM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Ode to growing old. and even a song
>
>
> > Pete Seeger set this to music back in the 60s. He's in his 80s now and
> > while he can't sing much, I expect he's still singing this. It's on a
> > couple of his re-released albums - one from Smithsonian/Folkways and one
> > from Columbia. You can hear the tune here:
> > http://media.mudcat.org/MIDI/GETUPGO.MID  (BTW Mudcat Cafe/Digital
> > Tradition is a great source of old non-pop lyrics and tunes
> > http://www.mudcat.org/)  The words Seeger used start with a chorus and
> > have an additional verse up front:
> >
> > GET UP AND GO
> >
> > Chorus (and after each verse):
> > 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 ears in a drawer, my teeth in a cup
> > My eyes on the table 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 stick around to see what happens next.
> >
> > 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 older 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.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > Words collected, adapted and set to original music by Pete Seeger (1960)
> > TRO (c) 1964 (renewed) Melody Trails Inc., New York, NY
> >
> > Mary Lou
> >
> > At 01:30 AM 12/10/2005 -0600, you wrote:
> >>Love it, Rummy!  Thanks.
> >>Slim
> >>
> >>On 12/9/05 7:51 PM, "R22RumRunner at aol.com" <R22RumRunner at aol.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> > When I was young and my slippers were red,
> >> > I could kick my feet over my head.
> >> > Then I grew older and my slippers were blue,
> >> > But still I could dance the whole night through.
> >> > Now I am old and my slippers are black,
> >> > I walk to the corner and puff my way back.
> >> > The reason I know that my youth has been spent,
> >> > My get up and go has got up and went.
> >> > But I really don't mind, when I think with a grin,
> >> > Of all the grand places my get-up has been.
> >> > Since I have retired from Life's competition,
> >> > I find every day an exact repetition.
> >> > I get up each morn and dust off my wits,
> >> > Grab for the paper and read the obits.
> >> > If my name is missing, I know I'm not dead,
> >> > So I eat a huge breakfast and go back to bed.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Author unknown
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