Eddie Albert sings September Song

Eddie Albert sings “September Song“ (from the 1956 album “Eddie Albert and Margo,“ aka “September Song“); with pictures from his 50-year stage & screen career. This is the only version of the song I've ever heard with that third-person introduction (“There was once an old man...“). Perhaps Eddie felt that as a very young-looking 50 (48, on his resume), he couldn't credibly sing the piece in his own persona. And the old-man story does essentially describe the song's original context in the play “Knickerbocker Holiday.“