| I’m an old man now, I can’t do nothing
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| Young folks don’t pay me no mind
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| But in my day I sure was something
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| Before I felt the heavy hand of time
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| I’m an old man now, I’m bound for glory
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| Time to lay these burdens down
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| Had enough of this old world of worry
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| Gonna trade my troubles for a crown
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| I will make my way across the fields of cotton
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| And wade through muddy waters one last time
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| And in my dreams I come out clean
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| When I reach the other side
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| West of where the sun sets, where rainbows never die
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| I’ve got on last thing to do
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| One more mile before I’m through
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| Casting off these earthly chains
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| Going where there’s no more pain
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| I will make my way across the fields of cotton
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| And wade through muddy waters one last time
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| And in my dreams I come out clean
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| When I reach the other side
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| West of where the sun sets, where rainbows never die
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| I’m an old man now, can’t do nothing
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| Young folks don’t pay me no mind |