The old man's hair was white and his eyes looked tired He drank his beer at the table all alone But he smiled when I spoke to him so I sat down for a while I wound up sitting there whole night long 'Cause I could see that he he had a lifetime on his mind So I just sat there and listened, and I was glad to take the time. And he said I saw Jimmy Rodgers yodel on the stage And I saw Hank when they walked him to his grave I saw country boy from Memphis Shake the world with rock and roll These old eyes seen it all. I saw friends of mine or foreign soil die proud I saw things over there, son, that I still can't talk about I saw a crazy man named Hitler and his army rise and fall These old eyes seen it all These old eyes have seen it all The hands of time are writing on the wall They´re telling me that it won't be long 'till I hear my Jesus call These old eyes have seen it all I saw my sweet Mary love me, fifty years or so With a trembling hand he wiped away a tear He said my memories of Mary are the sweetest I recall These old eyes have seen it all These old eyes have seen it all The hands of time are writing on the wall They´re telling me that it won't be long 'till I hear my Jesus call These old eyes have seen it all. Hmm, these old eyes have seen it all.