My lean baby - tall and thin
  Five feet seven - of bones and skin
  But when she tells me maybe she loves me
  I feel as mellow as a fellow can be
  
  She's so skinny - she's so drawn
  When she stands sideways - you (would) think (that) she's gone
  But when she calls me: "baby" - I feel fine
  To think she's frantically, romantically mine
  
  She's slender, but she's tender
  She makes my heart surrender
  And every night, when I hold her tight
  The feeling is nice - my arms can go around twice
  
  My lean baby - she's so slim
  A broomstick's wider - but not as trim
  And when she starts to kiss me - then I know
  I love her so, I'll never, ever, let her go
  
  My lean baby - strange to see
  And all that nothing - it belongs to me
  And though she may be scrawny - she's OK
  Because I wouldn't want her any other way
  
  She's so skinny - she's so drawn
  When she stands sideways - you (would) think (that) she's gone
  But when she calls me: "baby" - I feel fine
  To think she's frantically, romantically mine
  
  I chased her - and I caught her
  Then a diamond ring - I bought her
  (Hey) The diamonds shine - the ring is so fine
  But here is the twist - she wears it right on her wrist
  
  My lean baby - she's so slim
  A broomstick's wider - but not as trim
  And when she starts to kiss me - then I know
  I love her so, I'll never, ever, let her go
  
  My lean baby - tall and thin...
  (do-do-do-do-do,...)