Tuesday, August 5, 2014

God's Teeth

My gums are going rotten and my teeth are falling out
My hair is turning grayer and my stature's growing stout
Small print is getting smaller while my eyes are bugging out
God's Teeth! I'm getting older... it makes me wanna shout

...and cry and sigh and moan and groan
And basically feel sorry for myself
But I will try to smile a while
And try to face the fact
That everyone's on the exact
Same road of life that only leads to failing health

My bones are getting brittle, my ears have no more sound
My mind has lost its marbles and my thoughts keep spinning 'round
About the fact I'm almost 50.  "That's not old" some will expound
But being half a century is too much for this clown

God's teeth! I'm getting older.
Time keeps picking up the speed
Blast & heck! Darn & freck!
Hells bells!!!!!  God's Teeth!

My hands have started shaking, my glowing health has fled
I think I'll take a little nap and rest my weary head
My body's always aching, I don't wanna leave my bed
Holy cow it may be possible that I'm already dead!

...so sigh and cry and groan and moan
While basically I'm taking my last breath
But I will try to smile a while
And try to face the fact
That everyone's on the exact
Same road of life that only leads to death

I don't mean to be so blithe
But we won't make it out alive
Yup, it's time to ponder
That all of us are gonners

Blast & heck! Darn & freck!
Hells bells!!!!!  God's Teeth!