When I Was a Young Man

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[Verse 1]
When I was a young man
I used to seek pleasure
When I was a young man
I used to drink ale
Out of the alehouse
And into a jailhouse
My body is ruined
And I'm bound to die

[Verse 2]
Send for the preacher
To come and pray for me
And send for a doctor
To heal up my sores
My poor head is achin'
My sad heart is breakin'
My body is ruined
And I'm bound to die

[Verse 3]
Get six pretty ladies
To bear up my coffin
Get six pretty ladies
To sing me a song
Let each of them carry
A bunch of wild roses
To lay on my coffin
As they pass along

[Verse 4]
When I was a young man
I used to seek pleasure
When I was a young man
I used to drink ale
Out of the alehouse
And into a jailhouse
My body is ruined
And I'm bound to die

Trivia about the song When I Was a Young Man by The Chad Mitchell Trio

When was the song “When I Was a Young Man” released by The Chad Mitchell Trio?
The song When I Was a Young Man was released in 1964, on the album “The Slightly Irreverent Mitchell Trio”.
Who composed the song “When I Was a Young Man” by The Chad Mitchell Trio?
The song “When I Was a Young Man” by The Chad Mitchell Trio was composed by Traditional.

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