An old man approached me and what did he say?
“I hear you turned 59 today.”
I growled at him, saying, “That’s not true!
Who is telling such lies to you?
“I’d have gray hair and wrinkles if I were 59.
And you can see for yourself that I’m looking just fine.
“I have not a gray hair or wrinkle in sight,
Look closely now and you’ll see that I’m right.”
“But your hair is turning gray,” he boldly told me.
“Look closely now and you’ll see what I see.”
“And you’ll have to admit that there’s just a trace,
Of a few little wrinkles there on your face.”
I glared at him with a look black as sin,
And got madder yet when I saw him grin.
I told him in a most certain way,
“I am only turning 33 today.”
He laughed at that for quite a while,
And looked at me with a most silly smile.
Which only caused me to rant and to rave,
After all, I have a reputation to save!
“I’m not 59 – I can’t be that old!
And another thing, if I may be so bold,
“You’re no spring chicken as you can see,
You look at least ten years older than me!”
He laughed at that and wiped tears from his eyes,
And said I was in for a real big surprise.
Saying, “Today is my birthday – I’m 59 too!
I’m not older, I’m the same age as you!”
I told him that was just fine with me,
“But I still claim I’m just thirty-three!”
He said, “We both know that’s just not true,
But tell me how old do I look to you?”
So I pondered on all of this for a while,
And then my face broke out in a smile.
“Well, you say that you’re the same as age as me,
But clearly you’re older than thirty three.
“So okay, I have to admit
I did lie about my age just a bit.”
“But I’ll keep your secret if you’ll keep mine,
And we’ll tell everyone that we’re both thirty-nine!”
We shook hands on this and called it a deal
And agreed you’re only as old as you feel.
UFO
Graham Harrop
An old man approached me and what did he say?
“I hear you turned 59 today.”
I growled at him, saying, “That’s not true!
Who is telling such lies to you?
“I’d have gray hair and wrinkles if I were 59.
And you can see for yourself that I’m looking just fine.
“I have not a gray hair or wrinkle in sight,
Look closely now and you’ll see that I’m right.”
“But your hair is turning gray,” he boldly told me.
“Look closely now and you’ll see what I see.”
“And you’ll have to admit that there’s just a trace,
Of a few little wrinkles there on your face.”
I glared at him with a look black as sin,
And got madder yet when I saw him grin.
I told him in a most certain way,
“I am only turning 33 today.”
He laughed at that for quite a while,
And looked at me with a most silly smile.
Which only caused me to rant and to rave,
After all, I have a reputation to save!
“I’m not 59 – I can’t be that old!
And another thing, if I may be so bold,
“You’re no spring chicken as you can see,
You look at least ten years older than me!”
He laughed at that and wiped tears from his eyes,
And said I was in for a real big surprise.
Saying, “Today is my birthday – I’m 59 too!
I’m not older, I’m the same age as you!”
I told him that was just fine with me,
“But I still claim I’m just thirty-three!”
He said, “We both know that’s just not true,
But tell me how old do I look to you?”
So I pondered on all of this for a while,
And then my face broke out in a smile.
“Well, you say that you’re the same as age as me,
But clearly you’re older than thirty three.
“So okay, I have to admit
I did lie about my age just a bit.”
“But I’ll keep your secret if you’ll keep mine,
And we’ll tell everyone that we’re both thirty-nine!”
We shook hands on this and called it a deal
And agreed you’re only as old as you feel.