I'm An Old Old Man Song Lyrics and Chords by Lefty Frizzell
I'm An Old Old Man
Written and Recorded by Lefty Frizzell
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Said an old man to a good-looking girl
Well I've been around this big wide
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world
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home on the hill well honey that's mine
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I got the money and
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got lots of
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time
I'm not too old to cut the mustard anymore
I can still get around like I did be
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fore
So
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come along with me my sweet sweet hon
I'm an
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old old man
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searching for
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fun
What I can do now most young men can't
There's not a town this old boy can't
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paint
I can
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make all the clubs just any old night
I may
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feel little old but
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I'm doing al
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right
Don't take me wrong I just wanna have fun
Have someone along to help me spend my
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mon
Cause you
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don't live but once so please understand
That I'm an
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old old man trying to
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live while I
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can
I got money to spend a new car to drive
And I won't give in we'll have fun man
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alive
And we'll
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honky tonk all the night long
I'm just an
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old man that don't
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wanna go
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home
FAQ
Who sang the the song I'm An Old Old Man?
- The song I'm An Old Old Man was sang by Lefty Frizzell.
Who is Lefty Frizzell?
- William Orville "Lefty" Frizzell (March 31, 1928 - July 19, 1975) was an American country music singer-songwriter and honky-tonk singer.He gained prominence in 1950 after two major hits, and throughout the decade was a very popular country performer.
Frizzell influenced a number of other country singers, including George Jones, Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, The Everly Brothers, Keith Whitley, Merle Haggard, and John Fogerty. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1982. After the death of Hank Williams in 1953, Frizzell released many songs that charted in the Top 10 of the Hot Country Songs charts. His success did not carry on into the 1960s, and after suffering from alcoholism, he died at age 47.
A vocalist who set the style of singing "the country way" for the generations that followed, Frizzell became one of the most successful and influential artists of country music throughout his career. He smoothed out the rough edges of a honky tonk song by sounding out syllables longer and singing longer. Because of this, his music became much more mainstream without losing its honky-tonk attitude and persona.
