I won't grow up I don't wanna go to school Just to learn to be a parrot And recite a silly rule If 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 I won't grow up I don't wanna wear a tie And a serious expression In the middle of July And if it means I must prepare To shoulder burdens with a worried air I'll never grow up, never grow up Never grow up, not me Never gonna be a man, I won't Like to see somebody try and make me Anyone who wants to try and make me Turn into a man, catch me if you can I won't grow up Not a penny will I pinch I will never grow a mustache Or a quarter of an inch 'Cause growing growing up is awfuller Than all the awful things that ever were I'll never grow up, never grow up Never grow up, no sir Never gonna be a man, I won't Like to see somebody try and make me Anyone who wants to try and make me Turn into a man, catch me if you can