Wide with braces from ear to ear,
 You doubt that you will ever be appealing.
 Then Hallelujah! You are fifteen
 And the braces disappear
 And your skin is smooth and clear
 And you have that happy grown-up female feeling.
 How lovely to be a woman,
 The wait was well worth while;
 How lovely to wear mascara
 And smile a woman's smile.
 How lovely to have a figure,
 That's round instead of flat;
 Whenever you hear boys whistle,
 You're what they're whistling at.
 It's wonderful to feel
 The way a woman feels;
 It gives you such a glow just to know
 You're wearing lipstick and heels!
 How lovely to be a woman
 And have one job to do;
 To pick out a boy and train him
 And then when you are through,
 You've made him the man you want him to be!
 Life's lovely when you're a woman like me!
 How wonderful to know
 The things a woman knows;
 How marvelous to wait for a date
 In simply beautiful clothes!
 How lovely to be a woman
 And change from boys to men,
 To go to a fancy nightclub
 And stay out after ten.
 How lovely to be so grown-up and free!
 Life's lovely when you're a woman like me