I WAS YOUNG AND FOOLISH
(Dick Manning)

as recorded by Perry Como
with Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra & Chorus
1960


I was young and foolish when I fell in love with you,
Not too wise in the ways of the world was I.
Young and foolish were the things I used to do,
Oh what silly tricks I would try!

I've changed my mind about many things,
Things I never knew before,
But though I've changed my mind about many things,
As time goes by I love you more!

If it was young and foolish to fall in love with you,
And to love you with all my heart as I do,
Let me be young and foolish my whole life through!

(If it was young and foolish to fall in love with you,
And to love you with all my heart as I do,)
Let me be young and foolish my whole life through,
I'll be young and foolish my whole life through!




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - December 2016)