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Don’t be ashamed of your age
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Don’t let the years get you down
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That old gang you knew, they still think of you
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As a rounder in your old home town
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Don’t mind the grey in your hair
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Just think of all the fun you've had puttin’ it there
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And as for that old book of time, you’ve never skipped a page
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So don’t be ashamed of your age, brother
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Don’t be ashamed of your age
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Now listen Mr. Smith and Mr. Brown
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Don’t let your age get you down
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Life ain’t begun until your 40 some
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That’s when you really start to go to town
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Don’t wish that you were a lad
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Why boy, you’ve lost more girls than they’ve ever had
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And listen, you’ve graduated from that old sucker stage
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So don’t be ashamed of your age, brother
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Don’t be ashamed of your age