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 awhile   I wound up sitting there the whole night long      'Cause I could see he had a lifetime on his mind   So I just sat there and listened, I was glad to take the time   And he said      "I saw Jimmy Rodgers yodel on the stage   And I saw Hank when the walked him to his grave   I saw a country boy from Memphis   Change the world with rock and roll   And these old eyes have seen it all"      Then he said, "I saw friends of mine on 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   Yeah, these old eyes have seen it all      These old eyes have seen it all   Now the hands of time are writing on the wall   Telling me I won't have long waiting for my Jesus to call   These old eyes have seen it all      I saw sweet Mary love me, fifty years"   With a trembling hand we wiped away a tear   He said, "My memories of Mary are the sweetest I recall   And these old eyes have seen it all      These old eyes have seen it all   They saw a man walk on the moon and come back home   I know it won't be long before I hear my Jesus call   These old eyes have seen it all"