Pretty Little Doll

作曲 : Lehrer

Spoken live introduction on

Revisited:

The most popular type of popular song is of course the love song,

and I'd like to illustrate several subspecies of this form during

the evening.

First of all, the type of love song where the fellow tells the girl

that although the years ahead will almost certainly destroy every

vestige of her already dubious charms, that nonetheless his love

for her will shine on forever through the years, you know. Another

example of stark realism in the popular song.

This particular example is called"When You Are Old And Grey,"

and I'd like to dedicate it to anyone in the audience who is still

in love with each other.

Since I still appreciate you

Let's find love while we may

Because I know I'll hate you

When you are old and grey

So say you love me here and now

I'll make the most of that

Say you love and trust me

For I know you'll disgust me . . .

When you're old and getting fat!

An awful debility

A lessened utility

A loss of mobility

Is a strong possibility

In all probability

I'll lose my virility

And you your fertility

And desirability

And this liability

Of total sterility

Will leed to hostility

And a sense of.. futility

So let's act with agility

While we still have facility

For we'll soon reach senility

And lose the ability . . .

Your teeth will start to go dear

Your waist will start to spread

In twenty years or so dear

I'll wish that you were dead

I'll never love you then at all

The way I do today

So please remember

When I leave in December . . .

I told you so in May