Young man in the carriage Driving like he's mad With a pair of horses He borrowed from his dad He cracks his whip so lively Just to see his lady smile But she knows he's only Putting on the style [Chorus] Oh! Putting on the agony Putting on the style That's what all the young folks Are doing all the while And as I look around me I'm very apt to smile To see so many people Putting on the style Sweet sixteen goes to church Just to see the boys Laughs and giggles At every little noise She turns this way a little Then turns that way awhile But everybody knows she's Only putting on the style [Chorus] Oh! Putting on the agony Putting on the style That's what all the young folks Are doing all the while And as I look around me I'm very apt to smile To see so many people Putting on the style Young man in the restaurant Smokes a dirty pipe Looking like a pumpkin That's only half way ripe Smoking, drinking, chewing And thinking all the while That there is nothing equal Than putting on the style [Chorus] Oh! Putting on the agony Putting on the style That's what all the young folks Are doing all the while And as I look around me I'm very apt to smile To see so many people Putting on the style Young man just from college Makes a great display With a great big jawbreak Which he can hardly say It can't be found in Webster's And won't be for a while But everybody knows he's only Putting on the style [Chorus] Oh! Putting on the agony Putting on the style That's what all the young folks Are doing all the while And as I look around me I'm very apt to smile To see so many people Putting on the style Preacher in the pulpit Shouting with all his might "Glory! Hallelujah!" Puts the people in a fright You might think that Satan's coming Up and down the aisle But it's only the preacher Putting on the style Putting on the agony Putting on the style That's what all the young folks Are doing all the while And as I look around me I'm very apt to smile To see so many people Putting on the style