Old Man's Lament (II)

DESCRIPTION: "When I was young and in my prime, I could get a hard on any time," but now he is old and is almost non-functional. The singer tells of all the things he used to be able to do, and warns listeners, "The time soon will ome when you'll be the same as I."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: before 1976 (collected by Logsdon from Riley Neal)
KEYWORDS: bawdy age nonballad
FOUND IN: US(SW)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Logsdon-WhorehouseBellsWereRinging 50, pp. 238-240, "The Old Man's Lament" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #10105
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "The Little Brown Jug" (tune)
File: Logs050

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