A popular song from 1929.
Words by Jack Yellen.
Music by Milton Ager.
Sheet music provided by Laurence Rubenstein:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Almost every day I hear some kind friend say
“Sophie, dear, I think you’re much too stout”
Right off they suggest the diet they think best
They make me sick, I wish they’d cut it out
Chorus
I don’t want to get thin, I don’t want to get thin
Why should I, when I’m alright as I am?
I’ve got a lot of what I’ve got, but my friends love it
They’re no vegetarians, they like meat and plenty of it
I don’t want to reduce, furthermore, what’s the use?
They follow me around like Mary’s lamb
The girls who talk of dieting get on my nerves
If you want to keep your husband straight
Show him a lot of curves
That’s why I won’t get thin
You can laugh, you can grin
But I’m doing very well the way I am
- You take Missus Stump, now, she was nice and plump
Not too thin and not too fat, just right
Then the silly goose decided to reduce
Well, now her husband phones me every night
Chorus
I don’t want to lose weight
The boys tell me I’m great
My sweetheart loves me just the way I am
I have no fear that he’ll go chasing other mammas
He may find one who will fill my shoes not my pajamas
I don’t care what I weigh, I eat pie every day
I hate pineapples, I don’t care for lamb
I tell you very frankly, I weigh one sixty three
But many a Sonny Boy has tried to climb upon my knee
So why should I get thin? Bring that pastry tray in
‘Cause I’m doing very well the way I am
Sung here by Fred Feild: