Mr. Five By Five - Jimmy Rushing, Humphrey Lyttelton & His Band

Well, twirl my turban, man alive!

Here comes Mister Five by Five

He’s one of those big fat bouncing boys

Solid avoirdupois!

Mister Five by Five

He’s five feet tall and he’s five feet wide

He don’t measure no more from head to toe

Than he do from side to side

Mister Five by Five

Got fifty chins and a line of jive

He’s a mellow old cat, a real hep fat

He be Mister Five by Five

That man

Can really jump it for a fat man

The only trouble is there’s no way of knowin'

Whether he’s comin' or, or goin'

Mister Five by Five

He’s slightly plump on his butter side

He don’t shake it no more from head to toe

Than he do from side to side

That man (my, my!)

Can really jump it for a fat man (fat man!)

Boys, the trouble is there’s no way of knowin'

Whether he’s comin' or, or goin'

Mister Five by Five

He’s five feet tall and he’s five feet wide

He don’t measure no more from head to toe

Than he do

From side to side

Mister Five by Five