I'M AN OLD, OLD MAN TRYIN' TO LIVE WHILE I CAN
(Lefty Frizzell)


Lefty Frizzell - 1953


Said an old man to a good lookin' girl
Well I've been around this big wide world
That home on the hill, well honey, that's mine
I've got the money and got lots of the time

I'm not too old to cut the mustard anymore
I can stlll get around like I did before
So come along with me, my sweet, sweet hon
I'm an old, old man searchin' for fun

(Piano Solo)

What I can do now most young men can't
There's not a town this ol' boy can't paint
I can make all the clubs just any old night
I may be a little older but I'm doin' all right

(Fiddle Solo)

Don't take me wrong, I just wanna have fun
Have someone along to help me spend my mon
'Cause you don't live but once, so please understand
That I'm an old, old man tryin' to live while I can

(Guitar Solo)

I've got money to spend, a new car to drive
And I won't give in, we'll have fun, man alive
And we'll honky tonk all the night long
I'm just an old, old man that don't wanna go home







(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - May 2011)