Too Fat Polka

For the song by Bill Cook, see You Can Have Her.

"Too Fat Polka" is a novelty song by Ross MacLean and Arthur Richardson. The song is known for its recurrent chorus, "I don't want her, you can have her, she's too fat for me."^[2]

"Too Fat Polka"
Single by Arthur Godfrey
Released	1947
Songwriter(s)	Ross MacLean, Arthur Richardson
Composer(s)	Anthony Maresh[1]

A 1947 recording by Arthur Godfrey, with orchestra under the direction of Archie Bleyer,^[3] reached No. 2 on the Billboard charts.^[4] In 1947–8 recordings were also made by Alain Romans,^[5] The Andrews Sisters,^[6] Blue Barron,^[7] Frank Sinatra,^[8] Louis Prima,^[9] Lulu Belle and Scotty,^[10] Slim Bryant,^[11] The Starlighters,^[12] Two Ton Baker,^[13] and Vic Lewis,^[14] among others. Recordings also appeared in Polish,^[15] Norwegian,^[16] and Danish.^[17][18]

The song was a hit for accordionist Frankie Yankovic, appearing on Friendly Tavern Polkas (1960) and subsequent albums.^[19]

A cover was allegedly recorded by David Bowie during the Young Americans sessions.^[20]

Other recordings

• Frank Curylo

ZA TŁUSTA DLA MNIE (Too Fat Polka). by: FRANK CURYLO; J. Lazarz Orchestra; MacLean;

• Charles Magnante – Charles Magnante's Polka Party (1955)
• Herb Shriner – Polka Dot Party (1959)
• Joe "Fingers" Carr and Ira Ironstrings – Together for the Last Time (1960)
• Kenny Bass – The Top Million Polka Sellers (1962)
• Lou Monte – The Mixed-Up Bull from Palermo (1964)
• The Buffalo Bills – Shut The Door! (They're Comin' Through The Window) (1965)
• Whoopee John – All-Time Old-Time Polkas, Waltzes, Schottisches
• Captain Stubby and the Buccaneers – Polkas!
• James Last – Polka-Party (1971)
• Will Glahé – The Polka King, Vol. 2 (1975)
• Bobby Vinton – Party Music – 20 Hits (1976), Polka Album (1981)
• Byron Melcher – Happiness Is...
• Those Darn Accordions – Vongole Fisarmonica (1992) [as "Too Smart Polka"]
• "Weird Al" Yankovic – Mandatory Fun (2014) [in medley "Now That's What I Call Polka!"]