Wreck Of The Hesperus lyrics

I`m not the wreck of the Hesperus
Feel more like the Wall of China
Getting old as Methuselah
Feel tall as the Eiffel Tower

I`m not a power of attorney
But I can rock as good as Gibraltar
Ain`t no more no spring chicken
Been plucked but I`m still kicking
But it`s alright, it`s alright

Poison penmen sneak, have no nerve to speak
Make up lies then they leak `m out
Behind a pseudonym, the rottenness in them
Reaching out trying to touch me

Met some Oscars and Tonys
I slipped on a pavement oyster
Met a snake climbing ladders
Got out of the line of fire
(But it`s alright)

Brainless writers gossip nonsenses
To others heads as dense as they is
It`s the same old malady
What they see is faulty

I`m not the wreck of the Hesperus
Feel more like Big Bill Broonzy
Getting old as my mother
But I tell you I got some company
(But it`s alright)

But it`s alright, it`s alright
But it`s alright, it`s alright
It`s alright, alright
It`s alright