A LITTLE GIRL AT HEART


(Bob Merrill (m & l) )


As sung as released by Rosemary Clooney on a 78 rpm disk 

(orchestra conducted by Jimmy Carroll)



Darling, even though you're grown up

Please don't be afraid to own up

That you're just a little boy at heart


Then if you get scared inside

You can just forget your pride

Always run to me and hide

In my arms.


I'll bring sunshine to your skies

Be an angel in your eyes

Make you think that I am wise

And very smart.


And some day you may discover

That you're great big grown up lover

Really is a little girl at heart.


(bridge)


Darling, even though you're grown up

Please don't be afraid to own up

That you're just a little boy at heart.


Then if you get scared inside

You can just forget your pride

Always run to me and hide

In my arms.


I'll bring sunshine to your skies

Be an angel in your eyes

Make you think that I am wise

And very smart.



And some day you may discover

That you're great big grown up lover

Really is a little girl at heart.


Notes:


Rosemary Clooney, Kentucky USA born, was one of America's distinguished

woman singers from the 1950s forward. She also appeared in a number of

films and TV specials. She performed right up until her death in 2002.

Clooney started singing first with her beloved sister Betty in 1945 and

advanced upward in the music industry, eventually working with Bing

Crosby, Danny Kaye and others. Ultimately she had her own TV show. In

her lifetime, she received a litany of awards for her work.

Interestingly, the actor George Clooney was a nephew of hers.


Bob Merrill was an American composer and lyricist. He should not be

confused with Robert Merrill, the great operatic baritone who was born a

few years before him. Some of his iconic hits were 

Patti Page's  HOW MUCH IS THAT DOGGIE IN THE WINDOW

Eileen Barton's  IF I KNEW YOU WERE COMIN' I'D'VE HAVE BAKED A CAKE

Jimmie Roger's  HONEYCOMB and

Streisand's  PEOPLE


A LITTLE GIRL AT HEART was also released as a 'B' side single on a

45 rpm disk in 1955. The 'A' side was  THE KEY TO MY HEART






(Transcribed by David Story- April 2014)