THAT LITTLE BOY OF MINE
(Wayne King / Benny Meroff / Walter Hirsch)
Adrian Schubert & His Orch. - 1931
Ben Bernie & His Orch. - 1931
Fred Jeske - 1931
Jerry Fenwyck & His Orch. - 1931
Jim & Marion Jordan - 1931
The Deckers - 1931
The Melodears - 1931
Will Osborne & His Orch. (vocal: Will Osborne) - 1931
Lou Gold & His Orch. (vocal: Smith Ballew) - 1931
Bert Lown & His Biltmore Orch. - 1932
The Vagabonds - 1933
Dean Boys - 1935
Jack Savage & His Cowboys - 1936
Green Brothers Marimba Orch. - 1938
Julian Johnson & Leon Hyatt - 1938
Rex Allen & His Arizona Wranglers - 1948
Pappy Howard & The Connecticut Kernels (vocal: Judy Dell) - 1948
Larry Vincent - 1950
Red Foley - 1950
Patsy Montana - 1951
Eddy Arnold - 1951
Ray Haney & The Rio Grande Playboys - 1954
Wesley Tuttle - 1955
Vanha Vaari - 1955 (Finnish title "Pieni Veitikkani")
Ferlin Husky - 1956
Burl Ives - 1958
The Browns - 1960
Bob Jennings - 1965
Archie Campbell - 1968
Homer & Jethro - 1968
Bonnie Owens - 1970
Also recorded by: Wanner & White; Gene Autry.
Who cares for fame and fortune
Who cares for wealth or gold
Because I find a fortune
Within my arms I hold
A tiny turned up nose
Two cheeks just like a rose
So sweet from head to toes
That little boy of mine
Two arms that hold me tight
Two eyes that shine so bright
Two lips that kiss goodnight
That little boy of mine
No one will ever know
Just what his coming has meant
Because I love him so
He's something Heaven has sent
He's all the world to me
He climbs upon my knee
To me he'll always be
That little boy of mine
I dreamed about a castle
’Twas high up in the skies
But in a little cradle
My dreams I realized
A tiny turned up nose
Two cheeks just like a rose
So sweet from head to toes
That little boy of mine
Two arms that hold me tight
Two eyes that shine so bright
Two lips that kiss goodnight
That little boy of mine
And when he lays his head
Upon his pillow so white
I pray the Lord above
To guide him safe through the night
In dreams I see his face
And feel his fond embrace
There's no one can replace
That little boy of mine
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Comedy version by HOMER & JETHRO:
A tiny turned up nose
Twelve little baby toes
Those way-out hippie clothes
That little boy of mine
He climbs upon my knee
He weighs two hundred three
Says, “Where’s the LSD?”
That little boy of mine
He took the car today
And he just now brought it back
You’ll find what’s left of it
Crammed in a brown paper sack
Who says, “Like, man, I’m hip”
Who thinks his pa’s a drip
Who gives us lots o’ lip
That little boy of mine
(Instrumental Break)
They say he’s Heaven-sent
But we think he is the worst
Could be the president
That’s if the neighbours don’t kill him first
Those loaded dice he rolled
That bootleg booze he sold
Next week he’ll be paroled
That little boy of mine
That little boy of mine
(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - January 2019)
