One Foot in the Grave
From the television series One Foot in the Grave
Performed, written and composed by Eric Idle
They say I might as well face the truth,
That I am just too long in the tooth,
Oh I’m an OAP and with needs,
But I have not yet quite gone to seed.
I may be over the hill now that I have retired,
Fading away but I’m not yet expired,
Clapped out, run down, too old to save,
One foot in the grave
Full Version
From the Eric Idle Sings Monty Python tour
They say I might as well face the truth,
That I am just too long in the tooth,
I’ve started to deteriorate,
And now I’m past my own sell-by date.
Oh I am no spring chicken it’s true,
I have to pop my teeth in to chew,
And my knees are starting to know,
I’ve just got too many miles on the clock.
So I’m a wrinkly, crinkly, set in my ways
It’s true that my body has seen better days,
But give me half a chance and I can still misbehave
One foot in the grave.
One foot in the grave
Instrumental
So I’m losing my hair
And my spine’s a bit kinked
I may be rare, but I’m not yet extinct
I’m an oldie, moldy, too old to rave
One foot in the grave
One foot in the grave
Instrumental
They tell me I am well past my prime,
The landlord in the sky’s calling time,
But there’s one thing that he ought to know
I am not yet ready to go
I know I’m old but I’m not a freak,
I should be cherished like an antique,
But every time I have a slight cough,
I’m worried they’ll start switching me off.
So I’m a wrinkly, crinkly but don’t send a cheer,
I’m not exactly a little old dear,
But one things for sure I’m still bloody well here.
One foot in the grave
One foot in the grave.
One foot in the grave.
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