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Thread #43914   Message #644942
Posted By: Tiger
07-Feb-02 - 09:17 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think
Subject: Lyr Add: ENJOY YOURSELF (performed by Guy Lombardo
C'mon, Jim. There's lots more than that. I thought I posted this a few years ago - maybe not.

Enjoy Yourself — Guy Lombardo
Lyric by Herb Magidson, Music by Carl Sigman
Copyright 1949, Edward H. Morris & Company, Inc.

You work and work for years and years, you're always on the go,
You never take a minute off, too busy makin' dough.
Some day, you say, you'll have your fun when you're a millionaire.
Imagine all the fun you'll have in your old rockin' chair.

You're gonna take that ocean trip, no matter come what may,
You've got your reservations made, but you just can't get away.
Next year, for sure, you'll see the world, you'll really get around,
But how far can you travel when you're six feet underground?

Your heart of hearts, your dream of dreams, your ravishing brunette,
She's left you and she's now become somebody else's pet,
Lay down that gun, don't try, my friend, to reach the great beyond,
You'll have more fun by reaching for a redhead or a blonde!

You worry when the weather's cold, you worry when it's hot,
You worry when you're doing well, you worry when you're not,
It's worry, worry, all the time, you don't know how to laugh,
They'll think of something funny, when they write your epitaph!

You love somebody very much, you'd like to set the date,
But money doesn't grow on trees, so you decide to wait,
You're so afraid that you may bite off more than you can chew,
Don't be afraid — you won't have teeth, when you reach ninety-two!

You never go to nightclubs and you just don't care to dance,
You don't have time for silly things like moonlight and romance,
You only think of dollar bills tied neatly in a stack,
But, when you kiss a dollar bill, it doesn't kiss you back!

Another birthday's here and gone, you've turned another page,
And suddenly you realize that you've reached middle age,
Just think of all the fun you've missed, it makes you kinda sad,
It's better to have had your wish, than to have wished you had!