You work in a grade school, all of your life
You try and provide for your kids and your wife
When your too old to instruct anymore
They gove you a gold watch and show you the door.

You're too old to teach!
Too old to teach!
Too old to teach, but too young to die!
Who will take car eof you, how'll you get by?
When you're too old to teach and your too young to die.

You don't ask for favors, when your time is through.
But you've got a right to what's coming to you.
You wrangled their tykes, and their insolent spawn,
You helped them live well, now your energy's gone

You're too old to teach!
Too old to teach!
Too old to teach, but too young to die!
Who will take car eof you, how'll you get by?
When you're too old to teach and your too young to die.

Now the principal glad, you can tell by his eyes.
He don't like old-timers, they're canny and wise.
He's got his stock options, and he's gonna have fun.
He's got his retirement dough, you've got none.

You're too old to teach!
Too old to teach!
Too old to teach, but too young to die!
Who will take car eof you, how'll you get by?
When you're too old to teach and your too young to die.


(Adapted from a union song from the '30's called "Too old to Work").


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