Written by Milton DeLugg and Bob Hilliard C F C Want no silver threads among the gold G7 Want no silver threads among the gold C F Fm Want no silver threads want some action instead C G7 C Want no silver threads among the gold G7 Be my life's companion and you'll never grow old C I'll love you so much that you'll never grow old G7 When there's joy in living you just never grow old C You've got to stay young cause you'll never grow old F C People who are lonely can be old at 33 D7 G7 Don't let it happen to you don't let it happen to me C G7 Be my life's companion and you'll never grow old C You'll never grow old no you'll never grow old F C Love and youth and happiness are yours to have and hold F G7 C Be my life's companion and you'll never grow old F C I know a man who's lonely and he's old at 33 F C Nobody wants to be old at 33 F C Your disposition sours like a lemon on a tree D7 G7 Don't let it happen to you don't let it happen to me C G7 Be my life's companion and you'll never grow old C I'll love you so much that you'll never grow old F C Love and youth and happiness are yours to have and hold F C Be my life's companion be my life's companion F G7 C And you'll ne-ver grow old