When I Was Young and in My Prime (I)

DESCRIPTION: The singer boasts that when he was young, he could "fetch" a kid every time, but now that he is old, he can't get a "bit to save my soul."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE:
KEYWORDS: bawdy age sex
FOUND IN: US(So)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Randolph/Legman-RollMeInYourArms I, pp. 159-161, "When I Was Young and in My Prime" (3 texts, 2 tunes)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "I Am Growing Old and Gray" (theme)
ALTERNATE TITLES:
I Ain't So Young
When I Was in My Prime
File: RL159

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