Too Fat Polka
Love's Quirks Unveiled: Too Fat for Me Song Interpretation
Lyrics
Here's a silly ditty, you can sing it right away
Introduction to a playful song that can be sung immediately.
Now here is what you say, so sing it while you may
Encouragement to sing the lyrics without delay.
Here's a silly jingle, you can sing it night or noon
Describing the song as a lighthearted tune that can be sung at any time of day or night.
Here's the words, that's all you need, 'cause I just sang the tune
Assuring that the lyrics provided are sufficient because the tune has already been sung.
Oh, I don't want her, you can have her
The singer expresses disinterest in a woman due to her weight, stating repeatedly that she's "too fat" for his preference and that he doesn't want her.
She's too fat for me
-She's too fat for me
-She's too fat for me
-I don't want her, you can have her
-She's too fat for me
-She's too fat, she's too fat
-She's too fat for me
-I get dizzy, I get numbo
The singer feels dizzy and uncomfortable while dancing with someone he perceives as overweight ("Jum-Jum-Jumbo").
When I'm dancing
-With my Jum-Jum-Jumbo
-I don't want her, you can have her
Continued rejection of the woman based on her weight, using repetitive phrases indicating she doesn't fit the singer's preference.
She's too fat for me
-She's too fat for me
-She's too fat for me
-I don't want her, you can have her
-She's too fat for me
-She's too fat
-She's too fat
-She's too fat for me
-(Can she prance up a hill?)(ha-ha, ha-ha)
Rhetorical questions are asked, all answered negatively, emphasizing the woman's inability to perform certain actions or fit certain spaces due to her size.
No, no, no, no, no
-(Can she dance a quadrille?)
-No, no, no, no, no
-(Does she fit in your coupe?)
-By herself, she's a group
-(Could she possibly sit upon your knee?)
-No, no, no
-We don't want her, you can have her
Repeatedly stating the woman is "too fat" for the singer but acknowledging that she might be suitable for someone else.
She's too fat for me
-And she's too fat for me
-But she's just right for me
-We don't want her, you can have her
-She's too fat for me
-Yeah, she's too fat, much too fat
-But she's just right for me
-She's so charming
Admiration for the woman's charm and appeal, but discomfort at the thought of her swimming due to her size.
And she's so winning
-But it's alarming
-When she goes in swimming
-We don't want her, you can have her
Repeating rejection of the woman while acknowledging that she might be appropriate for someone else.
She's too fat for me (ha)
-She's too fat for me
-But she's just right for me
-So I sure want her, you can't have her
Contradictory statement suggesting that while the singer claims the woman is "too fat" for others, she is just right for him.
She's just right for me
-(But she's too fat) she's not too fat
-She's just right for me (ha-ha)
-She's a twosome, she's a foursome
Expressing that if the woman were to lose weight, the singer might like her more.
If she'd lose some
-I would like her more some
-I don't want her, you can have her
Reiteration of the woman being "too fat" for the singer's liking, though acknowledging she might be suitable for someone else.
She's too fat for me
-She's too fat for me (ha-ha)
-She's too fat for me
-I don't want her, you can have her
-She's too fat for me
-She's too fat, much too fat
-She's too fat for me, hey
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