When I was twelve years old

1. When I was twelve years old, ; I wanted to get married right then. ; I proposed to twelve girls in advance, ; All twelve found me clever. ; ; 2. To one, I was small, that was a problem. ; To another, I was a cheat, that was also a problem. ; To the third, that my eyes turn blue, ; To the fourth, they don't like my wink. ; ; 3. To the fifth, that I don't have a sweet mother, ; To the sixth, why didn't I come on horseback? ; To the seventh, that you don't smoke a pipe, ; To the eighth, a curly-haired young man is needed! ; ; 4. To the ninth, that I am a scoundrel, ; To the tenth, that I am a great fool, ; To the fourteenth, his mother will not give him up, ; To the twelfth, he will never marry! ; ; 5. I don't go after girls anymore, ; So I'll become a stagehand, ; I'll show this world of bullies, ; That girls will go after me!