Written by: Richard DiCicco, Russell Faith, Clarence Way Kehner
#8 May '59 Hot 100
#26 Jul '59 R&B
When a girl changes
From bobby sox to stockings
And she starts trading
Her baby toys for boys
When that once shy
Little sleepy head
Learns about love and it's 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 sleepy head
Learns about love and it's 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
#8 May '59 Hot 100
#26 Jul '59 R&B
When a girl changes
From bobby sox to stockings
And she starts trading
Her baby toys for boys
When that once shy
Little sleepy head
Learns about love and it's 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 sleepy head
Learns about love and it's 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