An old train driver, eighty-one

An old train driver, eighty-one,
Still worked though her race was near run.
With one foot in the grave,
She still felt quite brave,
But perhaps it’s time she was done.

Now this woman truly was old,

Now this woman truly was old,

But her hand, it was time to fold

Born in 1905

Many years she did thrive

She sure lived a life to behold

My god! I look ancient today

My god! I look ancient today;
Overnight it would seem I’ve gone gray.
I’ve got aches, I’ve got pains,
I’ve got varicose veins
And my pecker has shriveled away.