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Ugly Chile (You're Some Pretty Doll) 

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Ugly Chile(You're Some Pretty Doll) by Clarence Williams. Johnny Mercer recorded this on Capitol #268(78 RPM),1957..

You're so pretty oh! so pretty You're some pretty doll You've got the kind of eyes that seem to talk They make me get so nervous that I have to walk Oh! I love you, how I love you, More and more each day You've got some smile, you're pretty too-Ive got a million dollars that I'll spend on you Cause you're so pretty oh! o pretty, You're some pretty doll. Now that's the way my folks would always sing to me. When I was just a blossom on my family tree-But when I got around to da-tin' my first check(girl version- my first 'ick) This is what she/he said 'n' did she/he spread it thick: Hey! You're Ugly oh! so ugly You're some Ugly CHILE The clothes ou wear are not in style You look like an ape every time you smile, How I hate you, you alligator bait, you Why don't you lay down and die get my hair evry time you smile. How I hate you, you alligator bait, you An' here's the reason why You're knock kneed, pigeon toed, box ankled, too. You're big foot, barefoot slue footed to, How'd they ever get a pair of shoes on you.Your short and squatty, just nobody, You're some Ugly Chile) What a joke on your family, when along comes you, You're dippy,dappy,hey! slap happy. Your're some Ugly Chile (short and squatty just nobody Youre some Ugly Chile. 

Posted by Ugly Chile on March 27, 1998 at 11:04:17:

Posted by Steve Taksler on October 12, 1997 at 21:15:53:

In Reply to: Did Johnny write Ugly Child or its lyrics? posted by HKleidman on October 12, 1997 at 20:20:03:

: Still doing "And The Bands Played On" for Brooklyn College's Institute For Retired Professionals and Executives.
: Tuesday's class will include some tape of an early BG Camel Caravan radio broadcast featuring Johnny Mercer as
his announcer, cohort, with some singing intros (i.e. Estrellita).

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Actually, Clarence Williams wrote the words and music to UGLY CHILE.
Mercer however, did have a very big hit with the song, on his own Label(Capitol)
Record #268.

The exact piece is titled: UGLY CHILE(You're Some Pretty Doll). "You're Some Pretty Doll" was originally
copyrighted in 1917 by Williams and Piron. The copyright on this, was renewed by Clarence Williams in 1945.
The music sheets are by "Shapiro and Bernstein" and were printed in either a green or blue font cover/

Posted by Ugly Chile- Lyric on March 27, 1998 at 11:34:57:

In Reply to: Ugly Chile posted by Ugly Chile on March 27, 1998 at 11:04:17:

Posted by UGLY CHILE(You're Some Pretty Doll) on February 13, 1998 at 09:41:02:

In Reply to: MR. MERCER./MR. TAKSLER posted by TONY ROBIELLYN on February 12, 1998 at 21:42:02:

: TODAY PURCHASED 8 C.D.S LOVE ALL HIS MUSIC .BUT STILL LOOKING FOR MY FAVORITE .DO NOT
KNOW IF IT WAS EVER VERY POPULAR BUT J. M. SANG IT . NOT EVEN SURE OF THE TITLE ,BUT 2ND
CHORUS IS SOMETHING LIKE, YOURE SO UGLY OH SO UGLY YOURE SOME UGLY CHILE. CANNOT
REMEMBER IF IT WAS ON A 33/45/OR78. LOOKING FOR HELP IN FINDING THIS CLEVER ,FUNNY,TUNE
THANK YOU MR. T. FABULOUS !! . TONY ROBIELLYN
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Ugly Chile(You're Some Pretty Doll) by Clarence Williams. Johnny Mercer recorded this on Capitol #268(78
RPM),1957..

You're so pretty
oh!so pretty
You're some pretty doll
You've got the kind of eyes that seem to talk They
make me get so nervous that I have to walk Oh! I
love you, how I love you, More and more each day
You've got some smile, you're pretty too-Ive got a million dollars that I'll spend on you Cause you're
so pretty oh! o pretty, You're some pretty doll.
Now that's the way my folks would always sing to me. When I was just a blossom on my family tree-But when I got
around
to da-tin' my first check(girl version- my first 'ick)
This is what she/he said 'n' did she/he spread it
thick:
Hey! You're Ugly oh! so ugly You're some Ugly CHILE The clothes ou
wear are not in style You look like an ape every time you smile, How I hate you, you alligator bait, you Why don't
you lay down and die get my hair evry time you smile.
How I hate you, you alligator bait, you An' here's the reason
why
You're knock kneed, pigeon toed, box ankled, too.
You're big foot, barefoot slue footed to, How'd they ever get a pair of shoes on you.Your short and squatty, just
nobody, You're some Ugly Chile)
What a joke on your family,
when along comes you, You're dippy,dappy,hey! slap happy. Your're some Ugly Chile
(short and squatty just nobody Youre some Ugly Chile.

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The words are unfortunately not in verse order. You may want to check with a large music dealer such a Carl Fischer in NYC to see if they still have reprint sheet music.

Posted by Bob Orr on April 20, 1998 at 19:08:58:

In Reply to: Re: Ugly Chile posted by Ugly Chile- Lyric on March 27, 1998 at 11:34:57:

: Ugly Chile(You're Some Pretty Doll) by Clarence Williams. Johnny Mercer recorded this on Capitol #268(78
: RPM),1957..

This must have been a reissue. The original was recorded in 1947 and reached No. 22 on the Billboard
charts. That recording, long unavailable and intentionally omitted
from numerous anthologies of Johnny's Greatest Hits, presumably because of its
racial overtones. Insofar as I can remember having struggled to catch all the lyrics, I will edit below:

: You're so pretty
: oh!so pretty
: You're some pretty doll
: You've got the kind of eyes that seem to talk They
: make me get so nervous that I have to walk Oh! I
: love you, how I love you, More and more each day
: You've got some smile, you're pretty too-Ive got a million dollars that I'll spend on you Cause you're
: so pretty oh! o pretty, You're some pretty doll.
: Now that's the way my FAMILY would always sing to me. When I was QUITE SMALL. THEY THOUGHT I WOULD IMPROVE AND MELLOW WITH AGE.
FIRST DATE, WHAT DID THIS CHICK LAY ON ME?
:
: MAN! You're Ugly oh! so ugly You're some Ugly CHILE The clothes
: THAT YOU wear are not in style You look like A ape every time you smile, OH How I hate you, you alligator bait, you Why don't
: you lay down and die YOU'RE You're knock kneed, pigeon toed, box ankled, too. ( YOUR FAMILY'S BEEN CURSED AND IT FELL ON YOU
YOUR HAIR's ALL NAPPY, WHO's YOUR PAPPY YOU"RE SOME UGLY CHILE.

Dixieland break.

:
: You're big foot, barefoot slue footed to, How'd they ever get a pair of shoes on you.YOUR HAIR'S ALL NAPPY,
WHO'S YOUR PAPPY,
, You're some Ugly Chile)
:

The song is now available on the V-Disc CD series. along with nine other cuts. This one is in superb shape and worth the purchase of the entire CD.

Bob Orr

Posted by Neil Boerger on March 17, 1998 at 10:49:09:

I have a copy (78 recording) of Ugly Chile which I will share with anyone will who will send me a tape and post paid envelope