I'm a big girl nowsammy kaye (betty barclay, vocalist)words and music by al hoffman, milton drake, and jerry livingston-a #1 recording according to billboard, 1946. (based on either most played on juke boxes or most played by disc jockeys. source: joel whitburn's book "pop memories, 1890 - 1954) verse:me and my childhood sweethearthave come to the parting of the wayshe still treats me like he did in our baby days.i'm a little bit older and a little bit boldersince both of us were three.i'm a little more padded something new has been addedhe oughtta take one good look at me ....chorus:i'm a big girl nowi wanna be daring like a big girl nowwhen daddy tells those certain jokes it isn't fairhe tells me i'm too young and makes me take the airbut i could tell a couple that would curl his hairi'm a big girl now.i'm a big girl nowi wanna be handled like a big girl nowi'm tired of being babied like a kid of threei'm tired of having chaperones to follow mei wanna have some secrets in my diaryi'm a big girl nowi'm a big girl nowi wanna be cuddled like a big girl nowi'm through with going to movies with my uncle timthrough with going to picnics with my old aunt mini wanna go to mexico with ... you know himi'm a big girl nowi'm a big girl nowi wanna be wanted like a big girl nowi'm tired of staying home each evening after darktired of being dynamite without a sparki wanna learn what fellows do in central parki'm a big girl now (submitted by: fortybands)