In 1977, for a concert at the Atlanta Civic Center, Frank sang “You Make Me Feel So Young” to his Westminster Ensemble -- me included, seventeen years old. Forty years later, I’m grateful for the occasion of his birthday celebration to return the compliment.
You seem to be so young,
So deep in voice and strong in lung,
And when you’re waving your baton,
You spur your chorus on – “like gangbusters!”
You still can have a blast
With anecdotes from ages past.
Sometimes you’re known to drop some names
Of stars, and queens, and dames.
Years go by
You still have a lot to give
Teaching and learning always,
That’s how you live:
Inquisitive!
You seem to be so young
With all these friends you live among,
with flings to be flung,
and many more songs to be sung!
And Frank, you’re like Methuselah:
It doesn’t matter how old you are,
‘cause your spirit stays so young!
composed by Josef Myrow, with lyrics written by Mack Gordon
parody by Scott Smoot to celebrate the 90th birthday of Frank Boggs, teacher and friend, January 2017
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