Roly Poly (song)

"Roly Poly"
Song by Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
Form	Western swing
Writer	Fred Rose
Language	English
Recorded by	(many, many other artists)

"Roly Poly" is a humorous Western swing standard written by Fred Rose in 1946. In the song, Roly Poly is a very active boy who eats continuously to keep his strength up. Each verse ends with:

Roly Poly, daddy's little fatty,

Bet he's gonna be a man someday.

"Roly Poly" was first recorded by Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys in 1946, staying on the charts for 18 weeks and reaching #3.^[1] It has been recorded by many Western swing bands since. Notable renditions have been recorded by fellow Texans, country crooners Jim Reeves and Ray Price.

Chuck Berry's "Roly Poly" is a different song.

Asleep at the Wheel featuring the Dixie Chicks covered the song in 2000. The version was not a single, but charted as an album cut peaking at #65.

The Little Willies covered the song on their 2006 self-titled album.

References

↑ Whitburn, The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits, p. 392.

Bibliography

Whitburn, Joel. The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books, 2006. ISBN 0-8230-8291-1

Asleep at the Wheel

Ray Benson Ray Benson Elizabeth McQueen David Earl Miller Eddie Rivers Jason Roberts David Sanger Dan Walton Jann Browne Tommy Beavers Richard Fitzhugh Lucky Oceans Wally Murphy Chris O'Connell Jim Murphy LeRoy Preston Floyd Domino Daniel Levin Tony Garnier Scott Hennige Ed Vizard Haydn Vitera Chris Boozr Cindy Cashdollar Tim Alexander Michael Francis Buddy Spicher Gene Dobkin Richard Casanova Johnny Nicholas John Whitby Bobby Black Rosie Flores

Albums	Willie and the Wheel

Singles	"Choo Choo Ch'Boogie" "The Letter That Johnny Walker Read" "Route 66 " "The House of Blue Lights " "Walk On By" "Hot Rod Lincoln" "Corrine, Corrina" "Lay Down Sally"

Other songs	"Boot Scootin' Boogie" "Cherokee Maiden" "Roly Poly"

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