[Olive Oyl (solo, high‑pitched, wavering voice)] She’s small, Good‑lookin’, And she’s little. [Olive Oyl (solo)] She’s little, Little, Small, Little, So little, And she’s mine. [Olive Oyl (solo)] She’s got kindness and respect. [Group of women (backup, harmonious chorus)] That’s true! [Olive Oyl (solo)] She’s better than the rest. [Group of women] That’s true! [Olive Oyl (solo)] She may not be the best, but she is to meee But she’s little, just how I like And she’s mine....mine and I'm hers [Group of women] she's little Little, Little, with a big so big heart.... Little, Little,..I love that she's Mine! Mine! Mine!..and she loves being Mine!...and I love being hers ... [Olive Oyl (solo, scatting)] Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo dah, Dah dah dah, Dah dah dah!...don't second geuss her never again [Group of women] Oh no! [Olive Oyl (solo)] I’m thankful for what I’ve got...she makes my heart swoon...thump...thump...thump... [Group of women] Me too! [Olive Oyl (solo)] It may not be a lot,...(oh yes she's plenty) But she’s all that I’ve got....and she's all ill ever want... [Group of women] And she’s little...(a little too cute too) [Olive Oyl (solo)] She may not be the best,..to the rest But she’s better than the rest. to me... [Group of women] That’s true… so… so… so… That’s true… she… she… she! [Olive Oyl (solo, tender, high‑pitched voice)] And all at once I knew— I knew at once—at once I knew..we were meant to be. and ... I knew she needed me. Until the day I die, I won’t know why, nor will I question.. I knew she needed me. It couldnt be fantasy, o‑oh,..bo Or maybe it’s because… [Olive Oyl with backing harmony] She needs me, she needs me, ( I'll squeeze her each night to keep her warm)!! She needs me, she needs me, She needs me, she needs me. (I need her too) [Olive Oyl (scatting)] Dah de da da da da da da da da da, Dah de da da da da da da da da dah! [Olive Oyl (solo)] It’s like a dime‑a‑dance, I’ll take a chance— I will because she needs me. No one ever asked before, Before—because they never needed me. [Popeye: spoken word, gruff voice] But she does! it may seem funny but it's not....oh no I'm thankful for what I've got..and that's large [Olive Oyl (solo)] She loves meeee.. Maybe it’s because she’s so alone, Maybe it’s because she’s never had a comfortable...home...I'll squeeze her each night to keep her warm... [Olive Oyl with harmony] She needs me, she needs me, She needs me, she needs me, (I need her too) She needs me, she needs me! [Olive Oyl (solo)] For once—yes its true For once in life— I’ve finally felt That someone needed me (I will squeeze her each night to keep her ........warm!!) And if it turns out real, Then love can turn the wheel, Because— [Olive Oyl with harmony] She needs me, she needs me, She needs me, she needs me, She needs me, she needs me,(and I need her too) She needs me, she needs me! [Olive Oyl (scatting)] Dah de da da da da da da da da dum, Dah de da da da da da da da da dah! [Olive Oyl (solo)] It may not be a lot—oh no— But she’s all that I’ve got! I will squeeze her each night to keep her.........warm!! [Group of women (backup)] And she’s little, Little, her heart is......... large...large..large Little—so little! But she’s mine—yes, mine! Mine, mine! I'm hers too I can count on her through rough times— She’s got sparkle! [Group of women] Oh no—she… she… aww! [Olive Oyl (solo)] I’m thankful for what I’ve got… She may not be a lot, But she’s all that I’ve got! [Group of women] Me too… she‑she… aww! [Olive Oyl (solo)] It may not be a lot, But she’s all that I’ve got— And she’s little… And she’s mine! amd I'm hers..too...dah fe fe daw de de de my sky
