You're 16, You're Recruitable and You're Mine

I've been working in college admissions since 1984. Back in 1998, I began playing with the lyrics to the old Ringo Starr song that ran, "You're sixteen, you're beautiful and you're mine." I ended up with the following . . .

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You walked onto the scene
Peaches ‘n’ cream
GPA’s 3 point 9
You’re 16
You’re recruitable
And you’re mine

High school prez
Always well dressed
ACT is 29
You’re 16
You’re recruitable
And you’re mine

You’re my prospect
You’re so rare
I saw you first at a college fair
You took my card
My heart went hop
‘til you apply, I will not stop

You walked out of my dream
And into the fair
Your application’s divine
You’re 16
You’re recruitable
And you’re mine

You’re my deposit
Band, first chair
Your dad’s a doctor, full pay, so rare
You picked a dorm
My heart went hop
‘til you enroll, I will not stop

You walked out of my dream
And into the fair
Your application’s divine
You’re 16
You’re recruitable
And you’re mine

You’re 16
You’re recruitable
And you’re mine

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OK, it's no work of art . . . only people in my business could have any appreciation for it, but I still enjoy singing it in the car once in awhile.