At eighty or ninety I still have my old fears
But my fears have helped me to survive all these years
I avoid all dangers, and people who bring tears
I'll tell you my secrets to help you live, my dears
When I was young and innocent and dating men
If things didn't work out I could just try again
So I avoided rides in attractive, fast cars
And pranksters who told stories of their life on Mars
I have a worst scenario stored in my head
I don't want to die, but I want to die in bed
I can't say when I'll die, but I can tell you now
The ways that I won't die, because of my know-how
I'm not going to die surfing the high waves
I travel round the world but I'm not very brave
I'm not going to die bungy jumping off a sheer cliff
I've tried lots of sports, but I'll give that one a miss
At eighty or ninety I still have my old fears
But my fears have helped me to survive all these years
I avoid all dangers, and people who bring tears
I've told you my secrets to help you live, my dears.
-ends-
Note on spelling
Bungee jump is the more common spelling globally, particularly in American English. Bungy jump is a very common spelling variant, especially in British, Australian, and New Zealand English.
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