- Take good care of
what you've got
- My father said to
me
- As he puffed his
pipe and baby B
- He dandled on his
knee
- Don't fool with
fools who'll turn away
- Keep all good
company
- Oohoo oohoo
- Take care of
those you call your own
- And keep good
company
- Soon I grew and
happy too
- My very good
friends and me
- We'd play all day
with Sally J
- The girl from
number four
- And very soon I
begged her
- Won't you keep me
company?
- Oohoo oohoo,
oohoo oohoo
- Come marry me for
evermore
- We'll be good
company
- Now, marriage is
an institution sure
- My wife and I,
our needs and nothing more
- All my friends by
a year
- By and by
disappeared
- But we're safe
enough behind our door
- I flourished in
my humble trade
- My reputation
grew
- The work devoured
my waking hours
- But when my time
was through
- Reward of all my
efforts
- My own Limited
Company
- I hardly noticed
Sally
- As we parted
company
- All through the
years in the end it appears
- There was never
really anyone but me
- Now I'm old, I
puff my pipe
- But no-one's
there to see
- I ponder on the
lesson
- Of my life's
insanity
- Take care of
those you call your own
- And keep good
company
