A 1954 popular song.
Words by Carolyn Leigh.
Music by Johnny Richards.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
Fairy tales can come true, it can happen to you
If you’re young at heart
For it’s hard, you will find, to be narrow of mind
If you’re young at heart
You can go to extremes with impossible schemes
You can laugh when your dreams fall apart at the seams
And life gets more exciting with each passing day
And love is either in your heart or on the way
Don’t you know that it’s worth ev’ry treasure on earth
To be young at heart
For, as rich as you are, it’s much better by far
To be young at heart
And if you should survive to a hundred and five
Look at all you’ll derive out of being alive
And here is the best part, you have a head start
If you are among the very young at heart
Sung here by Vancha March: