Enjoy Yourself (It’s Later Than You Think)
Words & Music by Carl Sigman & Herb Magidson
Recorded by Guy Lombardo, 1950
You work and work for years and years, you’re always on the go;
You never take a minute off, too busy makin’ dough.
Someday, you say, you’ll have your fun when you’re a millionaire --
Imagine all the fun you’ll have in your old rockin’ chair.
Refrain:
Enjoy yourself, it’s later than you think;
Enjoy yourself, while you’re still in the pink.
The years go by as quickly as a wink --
Enjoy yourself, enjoy yourself, it’s later than you think.
You’re gonna take that ocean trip, no matter, come what may;
You’ve got your reservations 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 under ground?
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 reachin’ for a redhead or a blonde.
Repeat Refrain:
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.
Repeat Refrain