Lyrics Bigger Isn't Better - Cy Coleman

Bigger Isn't Better

I’m General Thumb, just come to town
A Yankee doodle-dandy
I’ve at' your scrapel, washed it down
With just a nip of brandy
The mayor made me presence rare
The ladies did salute me
First rate I am, they all declare
And all my poses suit me
My success should open up your eyes
Don’t judge nothing just by shape or size
Bigger isn’t better
Taller isn’t braver
Stronger isn’t always wise
Smaller isn’t necessarily the lesser
Guts can come in any size
Lady luck can favor
Just a little shaver
Over one who’s 6-foot-3
Brains in any tussle
Mops the floor with muscle
Bet your life I’m glad I’m me
Bigger isn’t keener
Larger isn’t bolder
Higher might be low inside
When you need to lean upon a friendly shoulder
Narrow’s just as good as wide
See the mighty lion sittin there and crying bitten by a tiny flea
Mammoth was colossal what’s he now?
A fossil!
Bet your life I’m glad I’m me
What’s strong in bulk may lag along
In brains and heart
That handsome hulk might be a Lilliputian mentally
Provin' consequently…
Though he shows his shoulders twice as big as boulders
If the brain’s a tiny pea
When you’re in a pickle
He ain’t worth a nickel
Bet your life I’m…
Bet your life I’m glad I’m me
(spoken)
Ladies and Gentlemen together for the first time, Mister PT Barnum’s two star
attractions -- General Tom Thumb and Jumbo!
The dinosaur’s no more, the dear old dodo’s dead
But right there on that floor some ant will still be treadin' after Armageddon
Measuring a hero, weight is less than zero
Height ain’t worth a hoot in hell
Show me any hunk of man to match the spunk of
Tiny Tim or Little Nell
Giants look so awesome folks are scared to cross em'
None the less I guarantee
Small as Yankee Doodle if he’s in the moodle beat the whole
Caboodle using just his noodle…
Bet your life I’m glad I’m me!