TUNESMITH TUESDAY - "Bimbo" by Jim Reeves

In the theme of the last few weeks, I've been posting Tunesmith Tuesday songs from my childhood. This is one my dad used to sing to me when I was little

Bimbo

Bimbo, Bimbo, where ya gonna go-e-o

Bimbo, Bimbo, whatcha gonna do-e-o

Bimbo, Bimbo, does your mommy know

That you're goin' down the road to see a little girleo.

Bimbo is a little boy who's got a million friends,

And every time he passes by, they all invite him in.

He'll clap his hands and sing and dance, and talk his baby talk,

With a hole in his pants and his knees a-stickin' out, 

he's just big enough to walk.

Bimbo, Bimbo, where ya gonna go-e-o

Bimbo, Bimbo, whatcha gonna do-e-o

Bimbo, Bimbo, does your mommy know

That you're goin' down the road to see a little girleo.

Bimbo's got two big blue eyes that light up like a star,

And the way to light them up is to buy him candy bars.

Crackerjacks and bubblegum will start his day off right,

All the girlies follow him just a-beggin' him for a bite.

Bimbo, Bimbo, candy on your face-e-o,

Bimbo, Bimbo, chewin' on your gum-e-o.

Bimbo, Bimbo, when you gonna grow

Everybody loves you, little baby Bimbo.

You never catch him sittin' still, he's just the rovin' kind,

Altho' he's just a little boy, he's got a grown-up mind.

He's always got a shaggy dog a-pullin' at his clothes,

And everybody calls to him as down the street he goes. 

Bimbo, Bimbo, where ya gonna go-e-o

Bimbo, Bimbo, whatcha gonna do-e-o

Bimbo, Bimbo, does your mommy know

That you're goin' down the road to see a little girl-e-o