who wrote the lyrics for song Young at Heart
Young at Heart  is a pop standard, a ballad with music by Johnny Richards and lyrics by Carolyn Leigh.The song was written and published in 1953, with Leigh contributing the lyrics to what was originally a Richards instrumental called Moonbeam.rank Sinatra was the first performer to record the song, which became a million-selling hit in 1953 (and spilling over with popularity into 1954).