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Here comes that good for nothin' brat of a boy.
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He's such a devil I could whip him with joy.
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He's been carousin' at the burleycue.
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Just watch me teach him with the sole of my shoe.
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Small fry, struttin' by the pool room,
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small fry, should be in the school room.
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My my, put down that cigarette,
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you ain't a grown-up high and mighty yet.
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Small fry, dancin' for a penny,
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small fry, countin' up how many.
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My my, just listen to me,
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you ain't the biggest catfish in the sea.
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You practice peckin' all day long to some old radio song,
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oh yes, oh yes, oh yes.
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You better listen to your Paw and someday practice the law
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and then you'll be a real success, yes.
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Small fry, kissed the neighbor's daughter,
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small fry, should stay in shallow water.
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Seems I should take you cross my knee,
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you ain't the biggest catfish in the sea.
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You got your feet all soakin' wet, you'll be the death of me yet,
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oh me, oh my, small fry.
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Small Fry
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| Frank Loesser |
