Scrap Your Fat

Scrap Your Fat - Mildred Bailey

Miss Suzy Lee was a pretty girl

But she wasn't no wearin' slacks

Two hundred or so

Said the weight machines

So she couldn't join the Marines

Or the waves or the wacs

Miss Suzy wrote to Washington

I'd like to do my bit

But everywhere they tell me

I'm too heavy where I save

In record time from Washington

Came this official note

And the simple gist of the note

They wrote I quote quote

Scrap your fat

Oh mama won't you scrap your fat

Oh mama won't you scrap your fat

For victory

Scrap your fat

Oh mama won't you scrap your fat

Oh mama won't you scrap your fat

For victory

A pound of fat makes a lot of powder

Take it to your corner store

Then say to the grocer

What do you know sir

I still have plenty more

Scrap your fat

Oh mama won't you scrap your fat

Oh mama won't you scrap your fat

For victory

Suzy gave up singin' in a local dive

To volunteer her service in the salvage drive

She answered when they asked her

Can you gather fat

How can you look at me

And ask a question like that

Then she met a handsome wealthy millionaire

He and she they had themselves a flaming affair

Though you offered gifts that cost a grand apiece

Suzy made him pay her off in bacon grease

Suzy's great in helpin' in her country's defense

And when I say she's great

I mean she's really immense

She wants to do her part to help the fighting boys

So now the lady's makin' with the avoirdupois

Scrap your fat

Oh mama won't you scrap your fat

Oh mama won't you scrap your fat

For victory

I guess I have to scrap my fat

Oh we're gonna scrap my fat

Oh scrap my fat

For victory

A pound of fat makes a lot of powder

Won't you lend a helpin' hand

Get out in the kitchen

Start in pitchin'

Send in the fat of the land

Scrap your fat

Oh mama won't you scrap your fat

Oh mama won't you scrap your fat

For victory