Looking back at the lyrics now, I can hardly believe my
school choir teacher got teenagers to sing this song. But it had such a carefree
melody we couldn’t resist:
“Give a little time for the child within you. Don’t be
afraid to be young and free.
Undo the locks and throw away the keys and take off your
shoes and socks, and run you.
Run through the meadow and scare up the milking cows. Run
down the beach kicking clouds of sand
Walk a windy weather day, feel your face blow away. Stop and
listen: Love you.
Roll like a circus clown, put away your circus frown. Ride
on a roller coaster upside down
Bicycles, tricycles, ice cream candy. Lollypops, popsicles,
licorice sticks
Solomon Grundy, Raggedy Andy, Tweedledum and Tweedledee,
home free.
Cowboys and Indians, puppy dogs and sand pails. Beach balls
and baseballs and basketballs, too.
I love forget-me-nots, fluffernutters, Sugar Pops. I’ll hug
you and kiss you and love you.”
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