It’s a wonderful thing to feel young and healthy
Great to say your feeling fine
What do you care about being wealthy
As long as you have a good time
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A man who weds at ninety five a girl of twenty two
Enganged a nice companion so his wife would not be blue
I fear the wife is preganant the companion’s pregnant too
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It’s a wonderful thing to feel young
Now and old man met a laddie crying bo ho ho ho ho
The boy said I’m upset because I can’t do what big boys do
The old man thought a minute then he started crying too
It’s a wonderful thing to feel young
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It’s a wonderful thing to feel full of youthpop
What if you lost all your teeth
What if you find that there’s snow on the rooftop
If there’s a big fire underneathÂ
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Well you’ve heard of auntie Jessie now It really is a farce
She went out walking yesterday and fell apon the grass
We promised not to mention where she stuck the elastoplast
It’s a wonderful thing to feel young
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Now auntie Jessie’s in mess you really must’nt scoff
The plasters really agony especially when she coughs
It did’ni hurt when it went on but gee’s when it came off
It’s a wonderful thing to feel young
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It’s a wonderful thing to feel young and glowing
What if you lost all your hair
What if you can’t quite see where your going
As long as you know when your there
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Well a fine girl caught winching beneath the stairheed light
Her father said I’ll teach you to make love
The girl said dad I wish you would for he canni da it right
It’ a wonderful thing to feel young
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Well an old wife at a funeral called a minister by name
She said that man you buried he’s a hundred I’m the same
He said my god a hundred it’s no worth your while go’s hame
It’s a wonderful thing to feel young
It’s a wonderful thing to feel young
It’s a wonderful thing to feel young