| Listen, big boy,
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| Now that you got me made,
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| Goodness, but I’m afraid,
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| Somethin’s gonna happen to you!
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| Listen, big boy,
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| You gotta be hooked, and how,
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| I would die if I should lose you now!
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| Button up your overcoat,
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| When the wind is free,
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| Oh, take good care of yourself,
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| You belong to me!
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| Eat an apple every day,
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| Get to bed by three,
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| Oh, take good care of yourself,
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| You belong to me!
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| Be careful crossing streets, ooh-ooh,
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| Cut out sweets, ooh-ooh,
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| Lay off meat, ooh-ooh,
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| You’ll get a pain and ruin your tum-tum!
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| Wear your flannel underwear,
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| When you climb a tree,
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| Oh, take good care of yourself,
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| You belong to me!
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| Button up your overcoat,
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| When the wind is free,
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| Oh, take good care of yourself,
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| You belong to me!
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| When you sass a traffic cop,
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| Use diplomacy;
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| Just take good care of yourself,
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| You belong to me!
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| Beware of frozen funds, ooh-ooh,
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| Stocks and bonds, ooh-ooh,
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| Dockside thugs, ooh-ooh,
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| You’ll get a pain and ruin your bankroll!
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| Keep the spoon out of your cup,
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| When you’re drinking tea,
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| Oh, take good care of yourself,
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| You belong to me!
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| Don’t sit on hornet’s tails, ooh-ooh!
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| Or on nails, ooh-ooh!
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| Or third rails, ooh-ooh!
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| You’ll get a pain and ruin your tum-tum!
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| Keep away from bootleg hooch
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| When you’re on a spree,
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| Oh, take good care of yourself,
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| You belong to me! |
Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Button Up Your Overcoat (11-08-47), artist - Sarah Vaughan. Album song Complete Jazz Series 1946 - 1947, in the genre