Half Man Half Biscuit - Old age killed my teenage bride

It was a ^Enatural state of af^Gfairs; it was a ^Equiet ambition of ^Ghers She had a ^Eroom overlooking the ^Glawn; it was a ^Eperfect August ^Dmorn And with a ^Ecrossword clue in her ^Ghead, ?^E??Origin of Species^G” read ^E“King James” under ^Gthe bed.

^DNo broken bones, no gaping ^Cwound about 10 ^Dcentimetres ^Ewide ^CNo sword pro^Dtruding from her ^Eside,^C it’s just lik^De Dr Forbes ^Eimplied ^COld age ^Dkilled my teenage ^Ebride. ^{G E G E G D}

She didn’^Et care for adrenalin^Ge sports, never^E learned any difficul^Gt chords Did she ^Eever have a scrap with a ^Gbear? If she ^Edid, I wasn’^Dt there And yester^Eday at a hundred and ^Gone, she had a ^Eshower, cup of tea and a ^Gscone And just as ?^E??Cash In The Attic” c^Game on.

^DSuch sweet delight upon her ^Cface, no armed res^Dponse team stood out^Eside ^CNo torso ^Dwashed upon the ^Etide,^C it could not ^Dbe more cut and ^Edried ^COld age ^Dkilled my teenage ^Ebride. ^{G E D E D E E G E G E G E G}

And when she ^Ereached her centenary ^Gyear, they gathered ^Eround her wanting to ^Ghear All the ^Etips on staying the ^Gcourse; she said “A^Et 21 I got a ^Gdivorce And I ^Ehold no particular ^Gcreed, I’ve neve^Er coveted things I don?^G??t need Under ^Eladders I walked without ^Gfuss ‘cos i^Et stopped me getting hit by ^Da bus”.

And she ^Cturned to the ^Dchildren at her ^Eside And said ?^C??Take the good and th^De bad times in you^Er stride” And^C “Abseil fo^Dr no-one”, then ^Eshe died Seems^C old age ^Dkilled my teenage ^Ebride ^DTeenage ^Ebride, my ^Dteenage ^Ebride.