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I LIKE ’EM FAT LIKE THAT
Written by Louis Jordan, Claude Demetrius & J. Mayo Williams
As recorded by Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five in 1944; released as Decca 23810 in 1947, which you can hear at the Internet Archive.

Let the cats all criticize,
Joke about my baby’s size.
She’s reet with me
Because, you see,
I like ‘em fat like that.

When she bounces down the street,
She’s a whole heap o’ honey an’ ain’t she sweet?
Feels so fine
To know she’s mine.
I like ‘em fat like that.

You can have all those lean chicks,
Tender and tall,
But when it comes to mean chicks,
A big fat mama is the best of all.

After I get through workin’,
I reach an’ grab my hat,
Hurry home;
Don’t want her to be alone.
I like ‘em fat like that.