Written by: Carolyn Leigh
Written by: Cy Coleman
With vocal chorus
Arranged by: Billy May
From the Album: Complete Reprise Studio Recordings
Label: Reprise Records
Recorded: October 3, 1964
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(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 loverly pair of heels that
kick to beat the band,
Contemplating nature can be
fascinating,
Add to these a nose that I can
thumb, and a mouth by gum have I
So tell the 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.>
(musical interlude)
(I got me ten fine toes to
wiggle in the sand,)
(Lots of idle fingers snap to my
command,)
(A loverly pair of heels that
kick to beat the band,)
(Contemplating nature can be
fascinating)
(Add to these a nose that I can
thumb, and a mouth by gum have I)
(So tell the 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,
Houses I could hold up with a
laundry line.
A loverly patch that hide an
awful lot of spine.
Shirtails flying, I'm a blooming
dandelion.
Add to these, a grin from ear to
ear, all the proper gear have I,
So tell the whole wide world, if
you don't like the thought of it,
Bail 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.>