Louis Prima - Closer to the bone

^EClosest to the bone ^ASweeter is the meat ^BLast slice of Virginia ham Is the ^Ebest that you can eat ^EDon't talk about my baby She's ^Aslender but she's sweet ^BClosest to the bone And sweeter is the ^Emeat

^ENow she'd make a good thermometer If ^Ashe drank a glass of wine She's^B built just like a garter snake ^EShe climbs up like a vine

^EMy friends tell me I'm a fool To ^Alove a girl like that ^BHere's the reason I like 'em slim Instead of big and ^Efat

^EClosest to the bone ^ASweeter is the meat ^BLast slice of Virginia ham Is the ^Ebest that you can eat ^EDon't talk about my baby She's ^Aslender but she's sweet ^BClosest to the bone And sweeter is the ^Emeat

^ENow she'd make a first class fountain ^Apen ^AIf she only knew how to write ^BHer figure's like a piece of string Umm, she ^Erolls up every night

^EEverybody thinks that I'm a nut To ^Alove this lovely worm ^BBoy there's one reason I like 'em slim Instead of round and ^Efirm

^EClosest to the bone ^ASweeter is the meat ^BLast slice of Virginia ham Is the ^Ebest that you can eat ^EDon't talk about my baby She's ^Aslender but she's sweet ^BClosest to the bone And sweeter is the ^Emeat

^EUmm, she'd make a fine piccolo ^AIf she only stayed on key ^BBoy, she's shaped like a rubber band And she ^Eloves to snap at me

^EEverybody thinks I'm insane To ^Aoverlook her faults But ^Bhere's the reason I like 'em skinny Instead of full of ^Eschmaltz

^EClosest to the bone ^ASweeter is the meat ^BLast slice of Virginia ham Is the ^Ebest that you can eat ^EDon't talk about my baby She's ^Aslender but she's sweet ^BClosest to the bone And sweeter is the ^Emeat