'Tis said that he is eighty his better years long gone
But he feels very young at heart and he keeps on keeping on
Old father time has left his mark on him his hair is silvery gray
But I have known a better day you'll never hear him say,
He still goes to the local pub to drink a couple of beers
One who likes to talk of present times and not of bygone years
A character in his own right he can laugh at a joke
And so much to like about in him he's an amiable old bloke
Known and liked by everybody who lives on his street
A pleasure for to talk to and a pleasure for to meet
Some men in their old age grow grumpy but he is not that way
To everybody that he meets he smiles and says good day,
He always goes for his morning walk even on weather wet and cold
And 'tis said that he is eighty but he does not feel that old.

Francis Duggan

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