When a girl changes from bobby sox to stockings    And she starts trading her baby toys for boys    When that once-shy little sleepyhead    Learns about love and it's lilt    You can bet that the change    Is more than from cotton to silk       If a miss wants to be kissed instead of cuddled    And to this you are in doubt as what to say    When a girl changes from bobby sox to stockings    Then she's old enough to give her heart away       When a girl changes from bobby sox to stockings    And she starts trading her baby toys for boys    When that once-shy little sleepyhead    Learns about love and it's lilt    You can bet that the change    Is more than from cotton to silk       If a miss wants to be kissed instead of cuddled    And to this you are in doubt as what to say    When a girl changes from bobby sox to stockings    Then she's old enough to give her heart away       Yes, she's old enough to give her heart away