Down in Nashville,
Tennessee,
there's a sight you ought to see.
But as long as you can't get down there,
I'll tell you all, so listen to me.
There's a gal called Tessie Pound.
She weighs about 400 pounds.
She's fat and fair, but she don't care,
cause the boys all hang around.
They call her Dutanteci
from Tennessee.
She holds ten sweeties upon her knee.
When she does fall, fun begins,
as they play tennis on her double chin.
Oh boy, she caused the rise
in the price of meat.
It's been ten years since
she saw her feet.
Lovers have a nanny,
since I'm sure,
to get around her waist.
Oh boy, they got a detour,
they call it U -turn,
Tessie U -turn, Tessie,
from Nashville, Tennessee
They call her U -turn
Cause every time she struts around,
she puts on an extra pound,
but it doesn't seem to worry her.
Her wage is making Tessie redound,
isn't trying to reduce,
and she's not a good excuse.
Oh, she sails more than to Wales,
with the boys she beats the deuce.
They call her to come,
Tessie from Tennessee,
a broadside view like a ship at sea.
It takes two lovers to hold her hand,
Hold her sitting down and
when she stands,
The boys all answer to her demands.
They bring tires for wedding bands.
Tommy Farr has given up his gym,
He runs around her once
just to keep in trim.
They call her Tutan Tessie,
Tutan Tessie from Nashville, Tennessee.
They call her Tutankhamen,
the Pemmesee.
Goldeen swimming up to her knee.
Once she went in up to her neck.
The tide rose up
and made the town a wreck.
Oh, she was hit on a railroad track.
The engine struck her
and bounced right back.
Her appendix had to come out fast.
They couldn't operate,
oh boy, they had to blast.
They call it Cheek -On -Check
Cheek -On -Checkly
From Nashville, Tennessee