Zip A Dee Doo Dah
Johnny Mercer Lyrics
Zip A Dee Doo Dah by Johnny Mercer
Personality
Johnny Mercer
Words by Johnny Burke
Music by Jimmy Van Heusen
Peaked at # 1 in 1946
Competing versions charted by Bing Crosby (#9) and Dinah Shore (#10)
Sung by Dorothy Lamour in "The Road To Utopia" also starring Bob Hope and Bing Crosby
When Madam Pompadour was on a ballroom floor
Said all the gentlemen "Obviously,"
"The madam has the cutest personality"
And think of all the books about Du Barry's looks
What was it made her the toast of Paree?
She had a well-developed personality
(What did Romeo see in Juliet?)
(Or Figaro in Figarette?)
(Or Jupiter in Juno?)
You know!
And when Salome danced and had the boys entranced
No doubt it must have been easy to see
That she knew how to use her personality
(A girl can learn to spell and take dictation well)
(And never sit on the boss's left knee)
(Unless she's got a perfect personality)
(A girl can get somewhere in spite of stringy hair)
(Or even just a bit bowed at the knee)
(If she can show a faultless personality)
Why are certain girls offered certain things
Like sable coats and wedding rings?
By men who wear their spats right?
(That's right!)
(So don'tcha say "I'm smart and have the kindest heart"
(Or "what a wonderful sister I'd be")
Just tell me how you like my
Mercer> "Rufff!!
(Personality)
Baby, you've got the cutest
Personality!!
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My Huckleberry Friend album Ace In The Hole
Two Of A Kind album Button Up Your Overcoat
Georgia On My Mind album Goody, Goody
More Of The Best album Winter Wonderland (Rise Ashen's Brazilian Beach Mix)
Christmas Remixed album Ac-Cen-Tuate The Positive (Mister In-Between)
Other Songs album Bob White
Two Of A Kind album MORE ›
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