Huggin And Chalkin

Hoagy Carmichael

I got a gal who's mighty sweet

Big blue eyes and tiny feet

Her name is Rosabelle Magee

And she tips the scales at three-oh-three



Oh, gee, but ain't it grand to have a gal so big and fat

That when you go to hug her, you don't know where you're at

You have to take a piece of chalk in your hand

And hug a ways and chalk a mark to see where you began



One day I was a-huggin' and a-chalkin' and a-chalkin' and a-huggin' away

When I met another fella with some chalk in his hand

A-comin' around the other way over the mountain

A-comin' around the other way







Nobody ever said I'm weak

My bones don't ache, my joints don't creak

But I grow pale and I get limp

Every time I see my baby blimp



Oh, gee, but ain't it grand to have a gal so big and fat

That when you go to hug her

(You don't know where you're at)

(You have to take a piece of chalk in your hand)

(And hug a bit and chalk a mark to see where you began)



One day I was a-huggin' and a-chalkin' and a-beggin' her to be my bride

When I met another fella with some chalk in his hand

A-comin' around the other side (over the mountain)

A-comin' around the other side



She's a mile wide!

(Chalkin' up a markdown and yellin' "No More!")

When I met another fella with some chalk in his hand

A-comin' around the other side (over the mountain)

Over the Great Divide!!