PRINCESS POO-POO-LY (HAS PLENTY PA-PA-YA)
(Doug Renolds / Don McDiarmid)


Harry Owens & His Royal Hawaiians (vocal: Hilo Hattie) - 1940
Nellie Lutcher & Her Rhythm - 1947
Chuck Foster & His Orch. (vocal: Betty Clarke) - 1947
Carl Ravazza - 1949
Felix Martin & His Orch. - 1950
Teresa Brewer - 1961
Alfred Apaka & The Hawaiian Village Serenaders - 1963

Also recorded by: 
Joanna Young; Big Kahuna & The Copa Cat Pack; Naughty Abbie; 
'Ale'A; Genoa Keawe & her Hula Maids; Fabulous Pink Flamingos;  
Big Mama Sue Trio; Don Ho................and others.



As recorded by NELLIE LUTCHER:

Ooh, the Princess Poopooly has plenty papaya
She loves to give it away
All of the neighbours they say
Oh me-ya, oh my-ya, you really should try
A little piece of the Princess Poopooly's papaya

So Princess Poopooly is not truly unruly
To pass out papaya each day
All of the neighbours they say
That she may give the fruit, but she holds to the root
And, oh, she has the fruit and the root to boot

One bright Sunday afternoon
It was field day in her papaya grove
But I reached the gate an hour too late
Why, the customers were lined up in droves

Let this be a warning, go early in the morning
It is true you'll never rue the day
Because the Princess Poopooly has plenty papaya
She loves to give it away
I mean papaya
She loves to give it away

(Instrumental Break)

She may give the fruit, but she holds to the root
And, oh, she has the fruit and the root to boot

On one bright Sunday afternoon
It was field day in her papaya grove
I reached the gate an hour too late
Why, the customers were lined up in droves

Now, let this be a warning, go early in the morning
It is true you'll never rue the day
Because the Princess Poopooly has plenty papaya
She loves to give it away
I mean papaya
She loves to give it away
Got plenty of it
She loves to give it away
Crazy girl!


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As recorded by TERESA BREWER:

(Princess Poopooly, Princess Poopooly)

The Princess Poopooly has plenty papaya
She loves to give them away
Now all of the neighbours they say
Oh me-ya, oh my-ya, you really should try
A little piece of the Princess Poopooly's papaya

Now Princess Poopooly's not truly unruly
To pass out papaya each day
For all of the neighbours they say
She may give you the fruit, but she holds on to the root
And so she has the fruit and the root to boot

One bright Sunday afternoon
It was field day in her papaya groves
But when I reached the gate an hour too late
The customers were lined up in droves

So let this be a warnin', go early in the mornin'
And it is true you'll never rue the day
The Princess Poopooly has plenty papaya
And loves to give them away

(One bright Sunday afternoon)
(It was field day in her papaya groves)
But when he reached the gate an hour too late
The customers were lined up in droves

So let this be a warnin', go early in the mornin'
And it is true you'll never rue the day
The Princess Poopooly has plenty papaya
And loves to give them away
I mean papaya
She loves to give them away
I mean papaya
She loves to give them away
I mean papaya................FADE







(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - July 2011)