Mr. President ~ original album circa 1962

Pigtails and Freckles ~ Perry Como
Pigtails and freckles, braces on your teeth
who would have thought you would turn out so beautiful?
Awkward and bashful, scared right from the start
who would have thought you would turn out so smart?
 
Changes, many changes, since I first looked at you,
funny, very funny, what a few years can do!
Pigtails and freckles, braces on your teeth
who would have thought they'd become so sublime? 
I would have thought, for I thought so all the time!
 
< instrumental break >
 
Who would have thought 
you would turn out so beautiful?
 
< instrumental break >
 
Who would have thought 
you would turn out so smart?
 
Changes, many changes, since I first looked at you,
funny, very funny, what a few years can do!
Pigtails and freckles, braces on your teeth
who would have thought they'd become so sublime? 
I would have thought, for I thought so all the time!
 
Words and Music by Irving Berlin
The Best of Irving Berlin's Songs from 'Mr. President'
Performed by Perry Como
with Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra
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Produced for records by Hugo & Luigi
Orchestrations by Philip J. Lang
Vocal Arrangements by Ray Charles
With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra & the Ray Charles Singers
Also with Kaye Ballard and Sandy Stewart
Recorded in Webster Hall, New York City
Recording Engineer: Bob Simpson
Recorded October  1st, 1962
 

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