ROLY POLY
From the film "Pillow Talk" (1959)
(Elsa Doran / Sol Lake)

Doris Day & Rock Hudson - 1959



There's a Guy in this old town
I'm tellin' you a fact
He measures five feet up and down
And five feet front and back
He's a Roly Poly Baby
Pleasin' as they come
He's a Roly Poly Baby
A Ton of Fun

They call him
Ya Ya Roly Poly
Ya Ya Roly Poly
Ya Ya Roly Poly
Ya Ya Roly Poly
Ya Ya Roly
Ya Ya Poly
Ya Ya Roly Poly

When I first laid eyes on him
I laughed just like the rest
The more I saw the more of him
The more I liked him best
Got a Roly Poly Baby
Point to him with pride
He's my Roly Poly Baby
I'm satisfied

I call him
Ya Ya Roly Poly
Ya Ya Roly Poly
Ya Ya Roly Poly
Ya Ya Roly Poly
Ya Ya Roly
Ya Ya Poly
Ya Ya Roly Poly

Just to put my arms around him
Takes about a week
But when I get my arms around
We cuddle cheek to cheek
Got a Roly Poly Baby
Sweet as Apple Pie
He is just a Roly Poly
But so am I

I call him
Ya Ya Roly Poly
Ya Ya Roly Poly
Ya Ya Roly Poly
Ya Ya Roly Poly
Ya Ya Roly
Ya Ya Poly
Ya Ya Roly Poly
Ya Ya Roly Poly


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As recorded by DORIS DAY for record release:
 
 
(Ya Ya Roly)
(Ya Ya Poly)
 
There's a guy in this old town
I'm tellin' you a fact
He measures five feet up and down
And five feet front to back
He's a Roly Poly Baby
Pleasin' as they come
He's a Roly Poly Baby
A Ton of Fun 
 
(They call him)
Ya Ya Roly Poly
Ya Ya Roly Poly
Ya Ya Roly Poly
Ya Ya Roly Poly
Ya Ya Roly
Ya Ya Poly
Ya Ya Roly Poly
 
I remember as a child
When I went to the fair
I saw the roundest fattest lady
I've seen anywhere
Every time I think about her
Have to laugh out loud
Even with no one around her
She made a crowd
 
(They called her)
Ya Ya Roly Poly
Ya Ya Roly Poly
Ya Ya Roly Poly
Ya Ya Roly Poly
Ya Ya Roly
Ya Ya Poly
Ya Ya Roly Poly
 
Old King Cole was a merry old soul
And a merry old soul was he
He called for his pipe
And called for his bowl
And for his fiddlers three
While they fiddled
He would rock and rock until he'd roll
He was such a roly poly
Bless his old soul
 
(They called him)    
Ya Ya Roly Poly
Ya Ya Roly Poly
Ya Ya Roly Poly
Ya Ya Roly Poly
Ya Ya Roly
Ya Ya Poly
Ya Ya Roly Poly
 
Ya Ya Roly 
Ya Ya Poly
Ya Ya Roly Poly
Ya Ya Roly
Ya Ya Poly
Ya Ya Roly Poly


(Transcribed by Jean-Marie Del Fabbro,
Monique Adriaansen, & Mel Priddle - November 2005)
 
 
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