Old Enough to Love

Lyrics

[TRYON] Romeo was very youthful But unskillful to be truthful Couldn't love her undercover Though he tried Old Don Juan was over fifty With a great romantic gift he Had it in him, he could win 'em 'Til he died Youth in love may be the fashion Young men may excel in passion They begin it, love a minute, then depart Though an old boy may be shopworn And his head a little top-worn He'll be much more settled when he loses his heart You must be old enough to lovе Boys have no training They all need explaining If you arе forty or above You can approve her, maneuver Remove her like a glove Boys fall for fair ones older than their own mamas Grandpas get rare ones with their purple pajamas Methuselah could choose a la petite of twenty-two You must be old enough to know the thing to do Good tobacco can't be mellow 'Til it's old and smooth and yellow Young tobacco, like young lovers Must be cured Even cheese is in a coma 'Til it gets the old aroma Puppy cheese, like puppy love Can't be endured And despite all criticisms All the oldest witticisms Earn our comic opera authors' daily bread Wisdom long must be instilled Even pickles must be dilled Good old Noah was just eighty when the kid was wed [TRYON & GIRLS] You must be old enough to love Boys have no training They all need explaining If you are forty or above You can approve her, maneuver Remove her like a glove Boys fall for fair ones older than their own mamas Grandpas get rare ones with their purple pajamas Methuselah could choose a la petite of twenty-two You must be old enough to know the thing to do [Dance.]