(Heaton/Rotheray)
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Queuing with the old folk
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There's and old man with a wicked smile
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Not through smug politeness
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He's doing it in style
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No savings book or flannel slacks
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No "Pardon" when I heard them ask
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Just a vodaphone and a filofax
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When I'm 64
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I'll dream on
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They all bore the milkman
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Stop him for hours at their front gate
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He just sits and thinks
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I'll make the bastard wait
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No dribbling or incontinence
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No longing for the old sixpence
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Just smoking weed till age makes sense
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When I'm 74
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I'll dream on
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They all save for Blackpool
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Just for the cheap companionship
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Meanwhile he counts pennies
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For a different trip
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No smoking pipes and drinking bitter
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No eyeing up the baby sitter
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I'll trip up kids and I'll drop my litter
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When I'm 84
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I'll dream on
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When I'm 84
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I'll dream on late
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I'll dream on
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And I'll whisper late
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You're in your nineties Arthur
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Be careful with your back
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Exercise your muscles
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I'd rather Jack
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I'd rather Jack
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When I'm 84
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| The Beautiful South |
