MISTER FIVE BY FIVE
(Gene De Paul / Don Raye 1942)


*Note: Mister Five By Five was a reference to the famous Oklahoma 
blues/jazz singer Jimmy Rushing (played with Count Basie).

Andrews Sisters July 22 1942
Vic Schoen and his orchestra

From Universal Pictures B & W film ‘Behind the Eight Ball’ December 4 1942
Also known as ‘Off The Beaten Path’ (original screenplay)
Director: Edward F. Cline
Leads: Al Ritz / Jimmy Ritz / Harry Ritz / Carol Bruce

Also sung by:
Jimmy Rushing
Grace McDonald
Helen Forrest (Harry James)
Helen Forrest (Artie Shaw)
Ella Mae Morse (Freddy Slack)
Harmony Sisters
Harry Parry
Joan Edwards
Lily Wilde



Well twirl my turban, man alive
Here comes Mister Five by Five
He's one of those big fat bouncin' boys
Solid avoirdupois.

Mister Five by Five
He's five feet tall and he's five feet wide
He don't measure no more from head to toe
Than he do from side to side.

Mister Five by Five
Got fifteen chins and a line of jive
He's a mellow old cat, a real hep fat
He be Mister Five by Five.

That man can really jump it for a fat man
The only trouble is there's no way of knowin'
Whether he's comin' or goin'.

Mister Five by Five
He's slightly plump on the solid side
He don't shake it no more from head to toe
Than he do from side to side.

Mister Five, Five by Five
He's five feet tall and he's five feet wide
Slightly plump and he can jump
'Cause he's a mellow old fat and a real hep cat.

Mister Five by Five
He's five feet tall and he's five feet wide
He doesn't measure no more from his head to his toe
Than he do from side to side.

Mister Five by Five-feet-five
He's slightly plump on the solid side
He doesn't measure no more from head to toe
Than'll he do from side to side.

Mister Five, Mister Five, Mister Five
He be just little Mister Five by Five.




(Transcribed by David Story - September 2013)