The old man sits on a chair in my lounge room
His face has seen years, His eyes have shed tears
He's been through a lifetime, His friends have all gone
He waits in his chair as I walk down the stair
He look up at me and his face forms a smile
His eyes fill with life as he notices me
His body is ancient, yet he looks so happy
He opens his mouth and greets me with glee
I look at the old man, I smile politely
I shake his leathery hand
He gets to his to feet and I look in his eye
I open my mouth and address the old man
How did you get in my house, old man
I don't know who you are
You seem like a very sweet, nice, old man
But I don't know who you are
The old man laughs and calls me Tobias
He thinks it's a game when I say my real name
He asks how my wife is and how are my children
I tell him I'm single, He laughs it away
He walks to the kitchen and he puts on the kettle
He asks me if I want some tea
I tell him okay and the water starts boiling
He fills up my cup and hands it to me
I'm sorry but that isn't milk, old man
I still don't know who you are
You've put mayonnaise in my tea old man
And I don't know who you are
The old man stops, I think I've upset him
His smile disappears, His eyes fill with tears
He puts down the teacup, looks up at me slowly
And says " Dear Toby, I Hate those Japs."
I wander upstairs and I fetch some trousers
He puts them on in the usual way
He tells me that he doesn't know where he's going
I say there's a room and that he can stay
You can live in my house old man
I don't care who you are
You're pretty racist but funny old man
And I quite like who you are
Yes I quite like who you are.
[00:07.93]The old man sits on a chair in my lounge room
[00:11.96]His face has seen years, His eyes have shed tears
[00:15.99]He's been through a lifetime, His friends have all gone
[00:19.93]He waits in his chair as I walk down the stair
[00:23.90]He look up at me and his face forms a smile
[00:27.91]His eyes fill with life as he notices me
[00:31.91]His body is ancient, yet he looks so happy
[00:35.94]He opens his mouth and greets me with glee
[00:39.91]I look at the old man, I smile politely
[00:43.84]I shake his leathery hand
[00:47.85]He gets to his to feet and I look in his eye
[00:51.89]I open my mouth and address the old man
[00:55.93]How did you get in my house, old man
[00:59.95]I don't know who you are
[01:03.61]You seem like a very sweet, nice, old man
[01:07.82]But I don't know who you are
[01:11.91]The old man laughs and calls me Tobias
[01:15.90]He thinks it's a game when I say my real name
[01:19.86]He asks how my wife is and how are my children
[01:23.90]I tell him I'm single, He laughs it away
[01:27.82]He walks to the kitchen and he puts on the kettle
[01:31.77]He asks me if I want some tea
[01:35.86]I tell him okay and the water starts boiling
[01:39.89]He fills up my cup and hands it to me
[01:43.66]I'm sorry but that isn't milk, old man
[01:47.89]I still don't know who you are
[01:51.66]You've put mayonnaise in my tea old man
[01:55.82]And I don't know who you are
[01:59.96]The old man stops, I think I've upset him
[02:04.97]His smile disappears, His eyes fill with tears
[02:10.49]He puts down the teacup, looks up at me slowly
[02:16.39]And says " Dear Toby, I Hate those Japs."
[02:26.03]I wander upstairs and I fetch some trousers
[02:30.17]He puts them on in the usual way
[02:34.21]He tells me that he doesn't know where he's going
[02:38.21]I say there's a room and that he can stay
[02:42.38]You can live in my house old man
[02:46.23]I don't care who you are
[02:50.29]You're pretty racist but funny old man
[02:54.18]And I quite like who you are
[02:58.03]Yes I quite like who you are.