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Paul Laurence Dunbar - Growin` Gray
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HELLO, ole man, you`re a-gittin` gray,
An` it beats ole Ned to see the way
`At the crow`s feet`s a-getherin` aroun` yore eyes;
Tho` it oughtn`t to cause me no su`prise,
Fur there`s many a sun `at you`ve seen rise
An` many a one you`ve seen go down
Sence yore step was light an` yore hair was brown,
An` storms an` snows have had their way—
Hello, ole man, you`re a-gittin` gray.
Hello, ole man, you`re a-gittin` gray,
An` the youthful pranks `at you used to play
Are dreams of a far past long ago
That lie in a heart where the fires burn low—
That has lost the flame though it kept the glow,
An` spite of drivin` snow an` storm,
Beats bravely on forever warm.
December holds the place of May—
Hello, ole man, you`re a-gittin` gray.
Hello, ole man, you`re a-gittin` gray —
Who cares what the carpin` youngsters say?
For, after all, when the tale is told,
Love proves if a man is young or old!
Old age can`t make the heart grow cold
When it does the will of an honest mind;
When it beats with love fur all mankind;
Then the night but leads to a fairer day—
Hello, ole man, you`re a-gittin` gray!
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