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It Was a Very Good YearFrank SinatraProducerSonny BurkeTrack 18 onUltimate Sinatra Sep. 19651 viewer289K views32 Contributors
It Was a Very Good Year Lyrics
Originally written by Ervin Drake for the Kingston Trio’s 1961 album “Goin' Places”, “It Was a Very Good Year” was included by Sinatra on his 1965 album “September of My Years”, becoming a massive hit and… Read More [Verse 1]When I was seventeenIt was a very good yearIt was a very good year for small town girlsAnd soft summer nightsWe'd hide from the lightsOn the village greenWhen I was seventeen[Verse 2]When I was twenty-oneIt was a very good yearIt was a very good year for city girlsWho lived up the stairWith all that perfumed hairAnd it came undoneWhen I was twenty-one[Verse 3]When I was thirty-fiveIt was a very good yearIt was a very good year for blue-blooded girlsOf independent meansWe'd ride in limousinesTheir chauffeurs would driveWhen I was thirty-fiveYou might also like[Verse 4]But now the days are shortI'm in the autumn of the yearAnd now I think of my life as vintage wineFrom fine old kegsFrom the brim to the dregsIt poured sweet and clearIt was a very good year5EmbedCancelHow to Format Lyrics:
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AboutSong Bio2 contributorsOriginally written by Ervin Drake for the Kingston Trio’s 1961 album “Goin' Places”, “It Was a Very Good Year” was included by Sinatra on his 1965 album “September of My Years”, becoming a massive hit and gaining him a Grammy Award for Best Male Vocal Performance.
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Ask a questionWho produced “It Was a Very Good Year” by Frank Sinatra?When did Frank Sinatra release “It Was a Very Good Year”?Who wrote “It Was a Very Good Year” by Frank Sinatra?Ultimate Sinatra (2015)Frank Sinatra- 1. All or Nothing At All
- 2. I’ll Never Smile Again
- 3. Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night of the Week)
- 4. Nancy (With the Laughing Face)
- 5. I’ve Got the World on a String
- 6. Young At Heart
- 7. In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning
- 8. Learnin’ the Blues
- 9. Love and Marriage
- 10. I’ve Got You Under My Skin
- 11. Witchcraft
- 12. All the Way
- 13. Come Fly with Me (Platinum Version)
- 14. One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)
- 15. The Way You Look Tonight
- 16. My Kind of Town
- 17. Fly Me to the Moon
- 18. It Was a Very Good Year
- 19. Strangers in the Night
- 20. Summer Wind
- 21. That’s Life
- 22. My Way
- 23. Theme from New York, New York
- 24. Put Your Dreams Away
- 25. Just In Time
- 26. Chicago
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