Granddad sitting by the fire
Reminiscing of the times when he was a boy
In the good old days he keeps on saying
But everything I heard before,

Times were when times were when
Times that won't be back again
Times were when.

Times were boys look like poor boys
And their daddy's saying: "act if, like you young men should"
He doesn't understand our generation
And in it, he can see no good.

Times were when times were when
Times that won't be back again
Times were when.

But when I get to his age
I will talk of all the good times I had today
Times were when he was a young man
And he thought and did the same
Things I do today,

Times were when times were when
Times that won't be back again
Times were when
Times were when times were when
Times that won't be back again
Times were when

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