Bye Bye Birdie How Lovely To Be A Woman Lyrics

How Lovely To Be A Woman Lyrics

When you're a skinny child of fourteen, 

 Wide with braces from ear to ear, 

 You doubt that you will ever be appealing. 

 Then Hallelujah! You are fifteen 

 And the braces disappear 

 And your skin is smooth and clear 

 And you have that happy grown-up female feeling. 

 How lovely to be a woman, 

 The wait was well worth while; 

 How lovely to wear mascara 

 And smile a woman's smile. 

 How lovely to have a figure, 

 That's round instead of flat; 

 Whenever you hear boys whistle, 

 You're what they're whistling at. 

 It's wonderful to feel 

 The way a woman feels; 

 It gives you such a glow just to know 

 You're wearing lipstick and heels! 

 How lovely to be a woman 

 And have one job to do; 

 To pick out a boy and train him 

 And then when you are through, 

 You've made him the man you want him to be! 

 Life's lovely when you're a woman like me! 

 How wonderful to know 

 The things a woman knows; 

 How marvelous to wait for a date 

 In simply beautiful clothes! 

 How lovely to be a woman 

 And change from boys to men, 

 To go to a fancy nightclub 

 And stay out after ten. 

 How lovely to be so grown-up and free! 

 Life's lovely when you're a woman like me