Lyrics There'll Be Some Changes Made - Original - Ethel Waters

There'll Be Some Changes Made - Original

They say don’t change the old for the new
But I’ve found out that this will never do
When you grow old, you don’t last long
You’re just here, my honey, then you’re gone
I loved a man for many years gone by
I thought his love for me would never die
He made a change and said I would not do
So now I’m going to make some changes, too
Why, there’s a change in the weather, there’s a change in the sea
So from now on there’ll be a change in me
My walk will be be different, my talk, and my name
Nothing about me’s going to be the same
I’m gonna change my long tall one for a little short 'n fat
I’m gonna change my number that I’m living at
Because nobody wants you when you’re old and gray
There’s gonna be some changes made today
There’ll be some changes made
Why, there’s a change in the weather, there’s a change in the sea
So from now on there’ll be a change in me
Why, my walk will be be different, and my talk, and my name
Nothing about me gonna be the same
I’m gonna change my way of living, and that ain’t no shock
Why, I’m thinking of changin' the way I gotta set my clock
Because nobody wants you when you’re old and gray
There’s gonna be some changes made today
There’ll be some changes made