Old But Wise is the song that appears in the Season 1 episode, Ring in the Old shown through The Picture Machine by Stacy to Matthew and Tanya, to show the two how the elderly can be wise and how they can learn so much from them. The song shows the perspective of the singier reminiscing about a friend of his who was an old man, now that he has reached his friends age, he takes his friends advice to heart. The song's was sung and written by Kevin Roth and produced by The Fable Factory.
It was also featured on the Birthday Party Singsongs audio cassette where Rex played the song on Jukebox Radio as a tribute to the various older people who may be listening to the show.
Lyrics
When I was young I used to play by the firehouse after school each day
had an old friend, that was way back when
He had a wrinkled face and twinkling eyes
and he used to take me fishing by the river side
Everyday, come what may.
He was oh so Old But ah so Wise
He'd say "You're only as old as you feel inside"
I learned many things from that old man
Besides how to catch fish by the river bend
How to keep a smile, for a good long while
Yes life's like a fishing and he throws out his line
Gets a pretty good catch not all the time
I don't mind, he was strong and kind
He was oh so Old But ah so Wise
He'd say "You're only as old as you feel inside"
Now I'm getting old as you can see
But I'm happy with my grand kids on my knee
when they say "Hey, tell me about the good old days"
I think of my friends say "Life's like a train, keeps a runnin'
down the track through the sun and rain"
And the magic grows, when you come to know
When you're oh so Old But ah so Wise
You'll see you're only as old as you feel inside
He was oh so Old But ah so Wise
yeah you're only as old as you feel inside