It's out and away at the break of day
To frolic and run in the sun sweet hay
Well it's up and it's out with a laugh and a short
Let the whole world know that a boy's about
Let's go to the creek that the minnow streak
That the sun beams dapple, that the cattle seek
For a fishin' pole and a swimmin' hole
Where a boy can loaf and be with his soul
A boy's heart
Just to lie and look at the sky
Through the roof of the leaves that's built so high
To climb to a nest on a tree's top crest
Where a bird, like your heart, is singing its best
Oh to talk with the trees and walk
With the winds that whisper to flower and stalk
Just to look in the open book
Of your boyhood's dream in some leafy nook
A boy's heart
Away from the noise of the town and toys
To dream the dreams that are dreamed by boys
To run in the heat with suntan feet
To the music of youth in your heart's young beat
A boy's heart