PASS ME BY
From the film "Father Goose" (1964)
(Music: Cy Coleman / Lyrics: Carolyn Leigh)

Digby Wolfe (Film Soundtrack) - 1964
Peggy Lee (with Lou Levy & His Orch) - 1964
Frank Sinatra (with Billy May & His Orch) - 1964
Ray Conniff & His Singers - 1965
Randy Graff - 1996
Heather Bishop - 2003




As recorded by PEGGY LEE:


I got me ten fine toes to wiggle in the sand
Lots of idle fingers snap to my command
A lovely pair of heels that kick to beat the band
Contemplatin', nature can be fascinatin'!

Add to these a nose that I can thumb
And a mouth, by gum, have I
To tell thc whole darned world
"If you don't happen to like it,
Deal me out, thank you kindly, pass me by!
Pass me by, pass me by,
If you don't happen to like it, pass me by!"

Lots of idle fingers snap to my command
Contemplatin', nature can be fascinatin'!
I'll tell thc whole darned world
"If you don't happen to like it,
Deal me out, thank you kindly, pass me by!
Pass me by, pass me by,
If you don't happen to like it, pass me by!"

I got me ten fine toes to wiggle in the sand
Lots of idle fingers snap to my command
A lovely pair of heels that kick to beat the band
Contemplatin', nature can be fascinatin'!

Add to these a nose that I can thumb,
And a mouth, by gum, have I
To tell thc whole darned world
"If you don't happen to like it,
Deal me out, thank you kindly, pass me by!
Pass me by, pass me by,
If you don't happen to like it, pass me by!"


(Contributed by Peter Akers - February 2009)


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As recorded by FRANK SINATRA & Chorus, 3rd October 1964:


(Pass me by, pass me by)
(If you don't happen to like it, pass me by)

I got me ten fine toes to wiggle in the sand
Lots of idle fingers snap to my command
A luvverly pair of heels that kick to beat the band
Contemplatin', nature can be fascinatin'

Add to these a nose that I can thumb
And a mouth, by gum, have I
To tell thc whole wide world
If you don't happen to like it
Deal me out, thank you kindly, pass me by

Pass me by, pass me by
If you don't happen to like it, pass me by

(I got me ten fine toes to wiggle in the sand)
(Lots of idle fingers snap to my command)
(A luvverly pair of heels that kick to beat the band)
(Contemplaitin', nature can be fascinatin')

(Add to these a nose that I can thumb)
(And a mouth, by gum, have I)
(To tell thc whole wide world)
(If you don't happen to like it)
(Deal me out, thank you kindly, pass me by)

Pass me by, pass me by
If you don't happen to like it, pass me by

Behold me two great shoes that never saw a shine
Trousers I can hold up with a laundry line
A luvverly patch that hides an awful lot of spine
Shirt tails flyin', I'm a bloomin' dandelion

Add to these a grin from ear to ear
All the proper gear have I
To tell thc whole wide world
If you don't like the assortment
Deal me out, thank you kindly, pass me by

Pass me by, pass me by
If you don't happen to like it, pass me by
Pass me by, pass me by
If you don't happen to like it, pass me by


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - August 2016)