Оригинален текст
(G. Bonds, L. Anderson) Bonds Anderson Music (BMI)
VERSE 1:
YOU GOTTA GET UP PRETTY EARLY IN THE MORNING, BABY
IF YOU THINK YOU CAN JUST UP AND OUT-SLICK ME
CAUSE IVE BEEN FOOLED BY THE BEST
BSED BY THE REST
IVE TRIED EVERYTHING THERE IS IN LIFE FROM A TO Z
IVE DINED WITH FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES
SLEPT WITH GIRLS OF ALL RACES
GOTTEN DOWN WITH THE BROTHERS IN THE BOWERY
AND THEY ALL TAUGHT ME ONE THING
THERES NO SUCH THING AS A SURE THING
LIFE AS WE KNOW IT, HAS NO GUARANTEES
TURNAROUND:
IVE BEEN IN THE BATTLES
TAKEN MY LICKS
HAD LOTS OF PARTIES
HAD ALL THE KICKS
IM NOT OFTEN WELL
BUT, I AINT NEVER BEEN SICK
CHORUS:
SO, YOU CANT TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS
CANT TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS
VERSE 2:
PEOPLE TALK AND MAKE PROMISES BOUT THIS AND THAT
BUT ACTIONS THE ONLY THING THAT EXCITES ME
ALL THOSE PROMISES THEYRE MAKING
ID BE CRAZY IF I TAKE EM
I KEEP THEM STORED UP IN MY MEMORY
IM JUST LIVING IN A WORLD WHERE SOCIETY
AND WHAT PEOPLE SAY AND DO
NO LONGER INTEREST ME
IM JUST LIVING OUT MY DAYS
SET IN MY WAYS
LIVING FOR MY FRIENDS AND MY FAMILY
TURNAROUND:
WELL, IVE LIVED IN THE CITY
BUT, I AINT WHAT YOU CALL SLICK
GREW UP IN THE COUNTRY
BUT, DONT CALL ME NO HICK
IVE BEEN THROUGH THE THIN
AND IVE BEEN THROUGH THE THICK
CHORUS:
SO, YOU CANT TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS
CANT TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS
*SOLO
TURNAROUND:
WELL, IVE BEEN IN THE BATTLES
TAKEN MY LICKS
HAD LOTS OF PARTIES
HAD ALL THE KICKS
IM NOT OFTEN WELL
BUT, I AINT NEVER BEEN SICK
CHORUS:
NO, YOU CANT TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS
CANT TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS
BREAKDOWN:
SEEMS LIKE EVERYBODY KNOWS HOW THINGS SHOULD BE
THEYVE ALL GOT THEIR STORIES THEY CANT WAIT TO TELL
IVE GOT MY OWN WAY OF BEING WHO I WANNA BE
I CANT LIVE MY LIFE FOR NO ONE ELSE
I KEEP MY MIND WIDE OPEN
TO WHAT YOU GOTTA SAY
I AINT ALWAYS RIGHT
BUT, I KNOW WHEN YOURE WRONG
CAUSE IVE BEEN DOING THIS TOO DOGGONE LONG
YOU CAN SING IT IF YOU WANNA
BUT, ITS STILL MY DOGGONE SONG
TAG ON OUT:
NO, YOU CANT TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS
CANT TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS