Boys Will Be Boys

I know I invite reproach When I speak aloud in wonder Why boys are the first to approach And girls are mere responders! It’s the boy that discovers the chance In the girl next to him in school For a courtship and steady romance Though the girl must play it cool! If the girl eyes him just once That’s enough to make him bolder Just one look puts him in trance Though the girl must give him cold shoulder! The boy so oft reads the signals wrong Cavorting buck with wildly beating heart The girl cautious doesn’t fall in love headlong Makes sure the boy is good to make a start!