The day you dropped in the shopping line
 And my heart beats faster when I think of all the signs
 When they carried you out your mouth was open wide
 The cat went astray and the dog did pine for days and days
 And we felt so guilty when we played you up
 When you were ill, so ill
 What sticks in my mind is the sweet jar
 On the sideboard.  And your multicolored tea cosy
 What sticks in my mind is the dew-drop hanging off your nose
 Shrivelled up and blue
 And I'm getting older, too
 But I don't want to die like you
 Don't want to die like you