Bill Boyan - One Smart Fellow Lyrics

I remember long ago my dad would sit me on his knee
And offer me a challenge for which I would agree
Say it five times fast and a nickel you will get
But if you mess it up then you lose that nickel bet

Five Times Fast
Five Times Fast
Five Times Fast

Then he'd purse his lips and with that Irish smile
He'd ask me if I'm ready and he'd turn it up a dial
And the next thing that I heard it would spin my head around
Till I would interject and say You got to slow it down

Five Times Fast
Five Times Fast
Five Times Fast
And he'd say

One smart fellow he felt smart
Two smart fellows they felt smart
Three smart fellows they all felt smart

Now say it Five Times Fast
Say it Five Times Fast
Five Times Fast

Well I was just a little tyke but I gave it a good try
My esses blended with my F's and laughter filled the sky
And the more that I messed up the wider he would grin
And I never won that nickel bet from him

Five Times Fast
Say it Five Times Fast
Say it Five Times Fast

One smart fellow he felt smart
Two smart fellows they felt smart
Three smart fellows they all felt smart

One smart fellow he felt smart
Two smart fellows they felt smart
Three smart fellows they all felt smart
I'll take that nickel now