The Old Man Lyrics - John Mcdermott

The tears have all been shed now 

We've said our last goodbyes 

His souls been blessed 

He's laid to rest 

And it's now I feel alone 

He was more than just a father 

A teacher my best friend 

He can still be heard 

In the tunes we shared 

When we play them on our own 

(chorus) 

I never will forget him 

For he made me "what I am" 

Though he may be gone 

Memories linger on 

And I miss him, the old man 

As a boy he'd take me walking 

By mountain field and stream 

And he showed me things 

Not known to kings 

And secret between him and me 

Like the colours of the pheasant 

As he rises in the dawn 

And how to fish and make a wish 

Beside the holly tree 

I thought he'd live forever 

He seemed so big and strong 

But the minutes fly 

And the years roll by 

For a father and a son 

And suddenly when it happened 

There was so much left unsaid 

No second chance 

To tell him thanks 

For everything he's done