Bigger Isn't Better - Cy Coleman

I’m General Thumb, just come to town

A Yankee doodle-dandy

I’ve at' your scrapel, washed it down

With just a nip of brandy

The mayor made me presence rare

The ladies did salute me

First rate I am, they all declare

And all my poses suit me

My success should open up your eyes

Don’t judge nothing just by shape or size

Bigger isn’t better

Taller isn’t braver

Stronger isn’t always wise

Smaller isn’t necessarily the lesser

Guts can come in any size

Lady luck can favor

Just a little shaver

Over one who’s 6-foot-3

Brains in any tussle

Mops the floor with muscle

Bet your life I’m glad I’m me

Bigger isn’t keener

Larger isn’t bolder

Higher might be low inside

When you need to lean upon a friendly shoulder

Narrow’s just as good as wide

See the mighty lion sittin there and crying bitten by a tiny flea

Mammoth was colossal what’s he now?

A fossil!

Bet your life I’m glad I’m me

What’s strong in bulk may lag along

In brains and heart

That handsome hulk might be a Lilliputian mentally

Provin' consequently…

Though he shows his shoulders twice as big as boulders

If the brain’s a tiny pea

When you’re in a pickle

He ain’t worth a nickel

Bet your life I’m…

Bet your life I’m glad I’m me

(spoken)

Ladies and Gentlemen together for the first time, Mister PT Barnum’s two star

attractions -- General Tom Thumb and Jumbo!

The dinosaur’s no more, the dear old dodo’s dead

But right there on that floor some ant will still be treadin' after Armageddon

Measuring a hero, weight is less than zero

Height ain’t worth a hoot in hell

Show me any hunk of man to match the spunk of

Tiny Tim or Little Nell

Giants look so awesome folks are scared to cross em'

None the less I guarantee

Small as Yankee Doodle if he’s in the moodle beat the whole

Caboodle using just his noodle…

Bet your life I’m glad I’m me!