Young Folks Should Get Married

From the film “Texas Carnival”, 1950.
Words by Dorothy Fields.
Music by Harry Warren.

The sheet music:

Young-Folks-Should-Get-Married – SHEET MUSICDownload

Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:

Young_Men_Should_Get_Married – MIDIDownload

Lyrics

  1. My ma was seventeen the day that she and pa got wed
    When I was ten, gosh! even then they were so nice
    Now and again, I sit beside ’em on their big ‘ole bed
    And ma and pa are always full of good advice For instance

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Pa says, “Young folks should get married”
Ma says, “Pa for once makes sense”
Ma says, “Sooner folks get started
Sooner more young folks commence to grow”
So, years now, that’s the dream I’ve carried
Me with someone warm and sweet
I say, “Young folks should get married”
But they can’t get married till they meet

  1. So lately, I’ve been sorta lookin’ hard at ev’ry face
    Not ev’ry girl’s cut out to be a rancher’s wife
    There must be lots of girls who’d find a ranch a lovely place
    I think a rancher’s wife could have a lovely life