Once I was seven years old
my mama told me
"Go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely"
Once I was seven years old
It was a big big world
but we thought we were bigger
Pushing each other to the limits
we were learning quicker
By eleven smoking herb
and drinking burning liquor
Never rich so we were out
to make that steady figure
Once I was eleven years old
my daddy told me
"Go get yourself a wife or you'll be lonely"
Once I was eleven years old
Soon we'll be thirty years old
our songs have been sold
We've traveled around the world
and we're still roaming
Soon we'll be thirty years old
I'm still learning about life
My woman brought children for me
So I can sing them all my songs
And I can tell them stories
Most of my boys are with me
Some are still out seeking glory
And some I had to leave behind
My brother, I'm still sorry
Soon I'll be sixty years old
my daddy got sixty-one
Remember life and then your life
becomes a better one
Soon I'll be sixty years old
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