I don't want her, you can have her, she's too...

[Blondie]

Fat for me!

Anyone know who did this song, and the rest of the lyrics?

 

[accomp]

I do know that song. Arthur Godfrey did it.

 

[Mercy]

I know that song too.... wasn't it a polka?

 

[buzzlady]

Too Fat Polka
Arthur Godfrey
Words and music by Ross MacLean and Arthur Richardson.

Best-selling record by Arthur Godfrey.

(chorus 1)
Oh, I don't want her, you can have her,
She's too fat for me.
She's too fat for me,
She's too fat for me.
I don't want her, you can have her,
Please do that for me.
She's too fat, she's too fat,
She's too fat for me.

I get dizzy, I get numbo
When I'm dancing
With my Jum-Jum-Jumbo.

(chorus 2)
I don't want her, you can have her,
She's too fat for me.
She's too fat for me,
She's too fat for me.
I don't want her, you can have her,
She's too fat for me,
She's too fat,
She's too fat,
She's too fat for me. Oh,

(repeat chorus 1, then)

She's a twosome, she's a foursome
If she'd lose some,
I would like her more some.

(repeat chorus 1)

 

[buzzlady]

and another version

TOO FAT POLKA (She's Too Fat For Me)

by Ross MacLean and Arthur Richardson


Here's a silly ditty, you can sing it right away
Now, here is what you say
So sing it while you may
Here's a silly jingle, you can sing it night or noon
Here's the words, that's all you need
'Cause I just sang the tune:

Oh, I don't want her, you can have her
She's too fat for me
She's too fat for me
She's too fat for me
I don't want her, you can have her,
She's too fat for me
She's too fat
She's too fat
She's too fat for me

I get dizzy
I get numbo
When I'm dancing
With my Jum-Jum-Jumbo

I don't want her, you can have her
She's too fat for me
She's too fat for me
She's too fat for me
I don't want her, you can have her
She's too fat for me
She's too fat
She's too fat
She's too fat for me

Can she prance up a hill?
No, no, no, no, no
Can she dance a quadrille?
No, no, no, no, no
Does she fit in your coupe?
By herself she's a group
Could she possibly
Sit upon your knee?
No, no, no

We don't want her, you can have her
She's too fat for me
And she's too fat for me
But she's just right for me
We don't want her, you can have her
She's too fat for me
Yeah, she's too fat,
Much too fat
But she's just right for me

She's so charming
And she's so winning
But it's alarming
When she goes in swimming

We don't want her, you can have her
She's too fat for me
She's too fat for me
But she's just right for me
So I sure want her, you can't have her
She's just right for me
But she's too fat!
She's not too fat!
She's just right for me!

She's a twosome,
She's a foursome
If she'd lose some
I would like her more some

I don't want her, you can have her
She's too fat for me
She's too fat for me
She's too fat for me
I don't want her you can have her
She's too fat for me
She's too fat
Much too fat
She's too fat for me
Hey!

 

[Blondie]

Thanks!

 

[izzy]

This really made me laugh! I've heard my mom (who's 75) tell me a story about her best friend, who in high school called the radio station and dedicated this song to my mom. It must have been around 1945 or so. The funny thing is, my mom maybe weighed 130 pounds and her friend was lots heavier.

That's as bad as what my best friend did to me about 12 years ago. She called a major radio station in Richmond, VA and dedicated the song "Da Butt" to me. There must be something about the women in my family......

 

[Deb in IA]

LOL!!

Funny song, Blondie!!!

 

[accomp]

As a result of reading this thread yesterday, I woke up this morning with this song going through my head!