Wreck Of The Hesperus

Im not the wreck of the hesperus

Feel more like the wall of china

Getting old as methuselah

Feel tall as the eiffel tower

Im not a power of attorney

But I can rock as good as gibraltar

Aint no more no spring chicken

Been plucked but Im still kicking

But its alright, its alright

Poison penmen sneak, have no nerve to speak

Make up lies then they leak m out

Behind a pseudonym, the rottenness in them

Reaching out trying to touch me

Met some oscars and tonys

I slipped on a pavement oyster

Met a snake climbing ladders

Got out of the line of fire

(but its alright)

Brainless writers gossip nonsenses

To others heads as dense as they is

Its the same old malady

What they see is faulty

Im not the wreck of the hesperus

Feel more like big bill broonzy

Getting old as my mother

But I tell you I got some company

(but its alright)

But its alright, its alright

But its alright, its alright

Its alright, alright

Its alright