Old Man Blues - Duke Ellington & John Coltrane

Now once there lived an old man with a very crooked nose He lived in log hut and they called him old man Mose, yeah Early one mornin' I knocked at his door Didn't hear a single sound, I ain't gonna do it no more 'Cause I believe old man, I believe old man I believe old man, that old man Mose is dead I'm tellin' you, I believe old man, I believe old man I do believe old man, that old man Mose is dead Now, we believe Mose kicked the bucket We believe Mose kicked the bucket We believe Mose kicked the bucket We believe he's dead, oh we beleive We believe Mose kicked the bucket We believe Mose kicked the bucket We believe Mose kicked the bucket We believe he's dead, I'm lookin' here I went around to the side and I peeped through the crack I saw an old man layin' flat on his back, yeah If old man Mose was dead asleep, I did not know But after lookin' through that window, I ain't gonna do that no more 'Cause I found out old man, I found out old man I found out old man, that old man Mose is dead I'm tellin' you, I found out old man, what it's all about, old man I found out old man, that old man Mose is dead Now, we found out Mose kicked the bucket We found out Mose kicked the bucket We found out Mose kicked the bucket We found out he's dead, oh We found out Mose kicked the bucket We found out Mose kicked the bucket We found out Mose kicked the bucket We found out he's dead Old man Mose is dead

Old man time, he's so mean Meanest man you've ever seen He gives you youth, then he steals it away He takes your nice pretty hair, turns it gray He makes you rich, makes you poor, he' a dog! All your dreams and your schemes ain't worth a dime So have a good time every day, 'cause you'll never get away From old man, old man time Old man time, that boog-a-boo Every year, he changes you He bends your back, dims your eyes, you see less You quake and shake and when he's through, you're a mess Makes you fat, thin or tall he plays tricks on us all Every year, he changes you, no sense or rhyme He gives you beauty charm and grace Then puts wrinkles on your face That's old man, old man time' But there's one thing he can't change Love that's true stays the same It lives on, on and on in any climb So you don't ever have to fret Fall in love and you'll forget That's old man, old man time' Yes old man, old man time.