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Edgar Guest - I Mustn`t Forget
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I mustn`t forget that I`m gettin` old,
That`s the worst thing ever a man can do.
I must keep in mind without bein` told
That old ideas must give away to new.
Let me be always upon my guard
Never a crabby old man to be,
Youth is too precious to have it marred
By the cranky whims of a man like me.

I must remember that customs change
An` I`ve had my youth an` my hair is gray,
Mustn`t be too surprised at strange
Or startlin` things that the youngsters say;
Mustn`t keep the bit in their mouths too tight,
Which is something, old people are apt to do.
What used to be wrong may today be right
An` it may not be wrong just becoz it`s new.

Want `em to like me an` want `em to know
That I need their laughter an` mirth an` song,
An` I want `em near, coz I love `em so,
An` home is the place where their smiles belong.
They`re growin` up, an` it seems so queer
To hear them talk of the views they hold,
But age with youth shouldn`t interfere
An` I musn`t forget that I`m gettin` old.
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