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 its 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 its 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