Young, Alive and in Love [German translation]

When you're young,

young and alive,

when you're young and alive and in love,

you don't need whippoorwills to wed you,

you don't take vitamin pills,

they take you.

When you're young,

young and alive,

you're a lion who acts like a doe.

The world's a yo-yo

you hold on a string

when you're young and alive.

And although it's snowin',

it's constantly spring.

Honey flows

out of the hive.

People smile

when you arrive,

when you're young and alive and in love.

I picked up the Empire State the other day,

lifted it off its base and walked away.

Carousels that have not worked in years,

all of a sudden they're swingin' into gears.

The trap has sprung,

and I've been stung.

It only happens to happen

when you're young,

young and alive,

you're as high as the sky up above.

Each day turns into a Valentine's Day

when you're young

and alive.

You can get those pipers to pipe without pay

and they won't

need to take five

as you glide, glide, glide, glide to live

when you're young

and alive

and in love!

• Artist:Paul Anka
• Album:Young, Alive and in Love! (1962)