A song from the film “You’re Never Too Young”, 1955.
Words and music by Arthur Schwartz and Sammy Cahn.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
You are in a tizzy, you’re all unstrung
Those who stay too busy don’t stay too young
The French are taught to relacher in their early teens
Relacher, relacher, which roughly translated means
Refrain
When you’re too tense, it’s common sense to relax-ay-voo
The more you earn, the less you learn to relax-ay-voo
The French, you’ll find are more inclined to relax-ay-voo
Relax, Relax, Relax, Re-lax-ay-voo
Your doctor bills, they’re all for pills to relax-ay-voo
You’re in your prime, so now’s the time to relax-ay-voo
The girls pursue those fellows who can Relax-ay-voo
Relax, Relax, Relax, Re-lax-ay-voo
You’re as tight as a drum, you’re as gay as a tomb
Better loosen up, chum
Your drum is apt to snap and go boom, boom
And when you go, they’ll take your dough
For the tax-ay-voo, relax-ay-voo
Get your sneakers and slacks, relax-ay-voo