Many years have passed it seems And now I'm all alone I've sent the children far away To some obscure old home And it's so sad So sad Close another door Listen to my eyes Close another door You're much too old to work So won't you run away? When I was young I used to say That age won't bother me The life I had Was very sad It all went out to sea So sad So sad Close another door Listen to my eyes Close another door You're much too old to work So won't you run away? And though the sun Is in the sky The rain is in my hair Now all my life Is lived inside My home is in my chair So sad So sad Let me go Send me flowers And put me on the place I may be old But I've been told At least I'm still alive Why me young? Why don't you wrap me up and send me home? I've been working so very hard at being younger Now I'm tired I'm so tired I've been a-working Working hard Hard all my life