Don't catch a cold, keep the fire burning! :-)

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So sayeth he, the old man;
don't wear out your old shoes
But keep them safe for your own child,
for he will need them soon
The road he'll tread is not so soft,
and neither is his step
So keep your shoes for you're own child,
for he will need them soon

So sayeth he, the old man;
don't wear out your old coat
But keep it safe for your own child,
for he will think it's cold
A long and haunting winter night
no spring can chase away
So keep your coat for your own child,
for he will think it's cold

And thus I've lived and thus I've learnt,
believing I shall die
But keep your faith in your old man
when you on deathbed lie
And tell these words to your own bairn
before you pass away
So they keep faith in your old soul
when you on deathbed lie