I'm A Big Girl NowSammy Kaye (Betty Barclay, vocalist)Words and music by Al Hoffman, Milton Drake, and Jerry Livingston-A #1 recording according to Billboard, 1946. (Based on either Most Played on Juke Boxes or Most Played by Disc Jockeys. Source: Joel Whitburn's book "Pop Memories, 1890 - 1954) VERSE:Me and my childhood sweetheartHave come to the parting of the waysHe still treats me like he did In our baby days.I'm a little bit older And a little bit bolderSince both of us were three.I'm a little more padded Something new has been addedHe oughtta take one good look at me ....CHORUS:I'm a big girl nowI wanna be daring like a big girl nowWhen daddy tells those certain jokes it isn't fairHe tells me I'm too young and makes me take the airBut I could tell a couple that would curl his hairI'm a big girl now.I'm a big girl nowI wanna be handled like a big girl nowI'm tired of being babied like a kid of threeI'm tired of having chaperones to follow meI wanna have some secrets in my diaryI'm a big girl nowI'm a big girl nowI wanna be cuddled like a big girl nowI'm through with going to movies with my Uncle TimThrough with going to picnics with my old Aunt MinI wanna go to Mexico with ... you know himI'm a big girl nowI'm a big girl nowI wanna be wanted like a big girl nowI'm tired of staying home each evening after darkTired of being dynamite without a sparkI wanna learn what fellows do in Central ParkI'm a big girl now (Submitted by: Fortybands)
