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Small Fry
Words & Music by Frank Loesser & Hoagy Carmichael, 1938Recorded by Bing Crosby, 1938 (#3)
From the movie "Sing You Sinners
C A7-9 D7 G7
Small fry, sittin' by the pool room,
C A7-9 D7 G7
Small fry, should be in the school room;
C C9 F A7
My, my, put down that cig - a - rette,
D9 Am7 D9 G7
You ain't a-grown up high and mighty yet.
C A7-9 D7 G7
Small fry, dancin' for a penny,
C A7-9 D7 G7
Small fry, countin' up how many.
C C9 F A7
My, my, just listen here to me --
D9 Am7 D9 C Dm7 C
You ain't the biggest catfish in the sea.
Bridge:
C7 F7 C E7 Am
You practice peckin' all day long to some old ra - di - o song,
G F Em G7 C
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes!
F7 C E7 Am
You better listen to your Maw and someday practice the law,
Am7 D7 G7
And then you'll be a real success.
C A7-9 D7 G7
Small fry, you kissed the neighbor's daughter,
C A7-9 D7 G7
Small fry, should stay in shallow water.
C C9 F A7
Seems I should take you 'cross my knee --
D7 Am7 Dm7 C Dm7 C
You ain't the biggest catfish in the sea.
Coda:
F9 C
You've got your feet all soakin' wet,
C/B E7 Am
You'll be the death of me yet --
G F Em G7 C
Oh my, oh my, small fry.