PARTS: Soprano Alto Tenor Bass All
KEY: bold = first beat of bar ^ = rest Underline = triplet backing vocal = [text]
172 - Younger Than Springtime
Intro
^ I touch you hand and my arms grow strong-------
^ Like a pair of birds that burst with song-------
^ My eyes look down at your lovely face------
^ And I hold the world-------
^ In my em-brace------
Chorus
Young-er than Springtime ^ are you
Soft-er than starlight ^ are you
Warm-er than winds of June are the gentle
Lips—you--gave—me--
Gay-er than laughter ^ are you
Sweet-er than music ^ are you
An-gel and lover, hea-ven and earth are
(gently, but with conviction) You—to--me, And when your…
Bridge
…Youth--- and joy--- in-vade---- my arms and fill my
Heart--- as now--- they do---- Then------
Chorus
Young-er than springtime ^ am I,
Gay-er than laughter ^ am I
An-gel and lover, hea-ven and earth am
I------ with----- you----!
INSTRUMENTAL over half-chorus
Gay-er than laughter ^ are you
Sweet-er than music ^ are you
An-gel and lover, hea-ven and earth are
You—to--me, And when your…
Bridge
…Youth--- and joy--- in-vade---- my arms and fill my
Heart--- as now--- they do---- Then------
Chorus
Young-er than springtime ^ am I,
Gay-er than laughter ^ am I
An-gel and lover, hea-ven and earth am
(joyfully and strong) I------ with----- you----!
A show tune from the 1949 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific. SOURCE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Younger_Than_Springtime