I Won't Grow Up

I won’t grow up….
I don’t want to go to school….
Just to learn to be a parent….
And recite a silly rule….
‘Cause growing up means it would be
Beneath my dignity to climb a tree
I’ll never grow up, never grow up, never grow up
Not me, not I, not me so there

I won’t grow up….
I don’t want to wear a tie….
Or a serious expression….
In the middle of July….
‘Cause growing up means I must prepare
To shoulder my troubles with a worried air
I’ll never grow up, never grow up, never grow up
Not me, not I, not me so there

I won’t grow up….
Not a penny will I pinch….
I don’t want to grow a moustache….
Or a quarter of an inch….
‘Cause growing up is awfuler
Than all the awful things that ever were
I’ll never grow up, never grow up, never grow up
Not me, not I, not me so there

I won’t grow up….
Yes I promise that I won’t….
I shall stay a child forever….
Or be banished if I don’t….
And Skylark Ranch will always be
A place of youth and love and liberty
I’ll never grow up, never grow up, never grow up
Not me, not I, not me so there