When I was a young man (live 1992)

This is a song I haven't sung in quite a while

And is actually, originally a folksong

I don't know who wrote that

Maybe somebody could write and tell me

Anyway this is When I was a young man

When I was young

I used to seek pleasure

When I was a young man

I used to drink ale

Right out the alehouse

Into the jailhouse

Right out the ballroom

And down to my grave

Down to my grave

Down to my grave

Come mother

Come father

Sit you down beside me

I've something I wanna tell you

Come mother

Come father

Pity my case

My head is aching

My poor hеart is breaking

My body

My body salvating

You know I'm bound to die

I'm bound to die

I'm bound to diе

Caution for the preacher

To come to pray for me

Come pray for me

God send for the doctor

God send for the doctor

To heal my wounds

Heal my wounds

My head is aching

You know my poor heart is breaking

My body

My body

My body salivating

And hell is my home

Hell is my home

Hell is my home

One morning

One morning

One morning in May

One morning

One fine morning

One morning in May

You know I spot this young man

All dressed in white linen

He was all dressed in white linen

And as cold as the day

As cold as the day

As cold as the day

I warned six young angels

To carry my coffin

You know I warned six young angels

To take me, to take me

To take me along

You know I want them to carry

A bounch of white roses

To lay on my body

As I pass along

As I pass along

As I pass along

When I was a young man

You know I used to seak pleasure

When I was a young man

I used to drink ale

Right out the alehouse

They threw into the jailhouse

Right out the ballroom

And down, and down, down

To my grave

Down to my grave

Down to my grave

Down to my grave

When I was a young man

Thank you very much