It frightens me when you come to mind 
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