Peter, Paul & Mary - Old Enough (Ode To An Aging Rocker) Lyrics
Excerpt from "talking union" words by lee hayes, millard lampell and pete seeger - inspired by woody guthries "talking dustbowl". "talking union" ©1958 stNg music, inc., bmiLately Ive been picking up strange vibrationsI hear my music now on oldies stations"put out a cd called "the best of what I was"My pictures on the cover and no one knowsJust when you think youve got the wisdom of the agesNobody seems to want to turn your pagesI used to think I was the cats pajamasNow Im about as hip as fernando lamas(cause Im) old enoughOld enough to be your fatherOld enoughOld enough (and then some)And now my kids are taking me to the showsTheres hip-hop, rap, grunge music I dont knowI like to think Im still part of the crowdBut, how can they hear the lyricsWhen the music is so loud? !I dig rock and roll music(I been saying that for a while)But I wonder if you knewThat rhythm & blues begat the rock and roll style?And just like that, way before rap,Woody guthrie spread the newsHe told it straight, let us relateThis talking union blues:Well if you want higher wages, let me tell you what to doYouve got to talk to the workers in the shop with youYou got to build you a union, got to make it strongBut if you all stick together, boys, it wont be longYou get shorter hours, better working conditionsVacations with pay, take the kids to the seashoreWell I remember I was seventeenI was a birmingham high school rock and roll kingThe paper talked about how Id strut my stuffId like to read it, but my arms arent long enoughI kinda like my new senior statusI dont even care what the latest fad isMy g-generations rediscovered meAnd now Im on the cover of modern maturity
