Funny Face
Ella Fitzgerald / George and Ira Gershwin Song Book Lyrics

Frankie, dear, your birthday gift reveals to me
I have noticed something about you from the birthday gift you gave me, dear Frankie

That at heart you're really not so bad.
Despite any flaws you may have, deep down you're a good person, Frankie

If I add, why our funny face appeals to me.
If I explain why I find your funny face attractive

Please don't think I've suddenly gone mad.
Please don't assume I'm crazy for finding your funny face appealing, Frankie

You have all the qualities of Peter Pan,
You possess qualities similar to Peter Pan, Frankie

I'd go far before I'd find a sweeter pan
I wouldn't easily find a better person than you, Frankie

And yet
Nevertheless

I love your funny face,
I find your humorous face attractive, Frankie

Your sunny, funny face,
Your bright and amusing face, Frankie

For you're a cutie
You are an attractive person, Frankie

With more than beauty
You have more qualities than just physical beauty, Frankie

You've got a lot
You possess a lot of

Of personality N.T.
A charming and interesting personality, Frankie

A thousand laughs I've found
I have found countless reasons to laugh around you, Frankie

In having you around.
In your company, Frankie

Through you're not Gloria Swanson,
Though you don't have the physical beauty of Gloria Swanson, Frankie

For worlds I'd not replace
I wouldn't want to replace

Your sunny, funny face.
Your amusing and attractive face, Frankie

Needn't tell me that I'm not so pretty, dear,
You don't need to remind me that I'm not as pretty, dear Frankie

When my looking glass and I agree,
When me and my mirror both came to the same realization about my looks, Frankie

In the contest at Atlantic City, dear,
If I were to enter a beauty contest in Atlantic City, Frankie

Miss America I'd never be,
I would never win the Miss America contest

Truth to tell, though, you're not such a bad lot yourself,
To be honest, you're not a bad looking person yourself, Frankie

As a Paul Swan, you are not so hot yourself.
You are not particularly hot or good-looking, Frankie.

And yet.
Still,

I love your funny face,
I find your humorous face attractive, Frankie

Your sunny, funny face,
Your bright and amusing face, Frankie

You can't repair it,
You can't change your funny looks, Frankie.

So I declare it
So I say it out loud

Is quite all right
That it is okay or acceptable, Frankie.

Like Ronald Colman?
Like Ronald Colman did.

So's your ol' man!
So does your father, Frankie!

Yet it's very clear,
It's obvious

I'm glad when you are near.
I'm happy when you are in my company, Frankie.

Though you're no Handsome Harry
You aren't particularly good-looking, Frankie.

For worlds I'd not replace
I wouldn't want to replace

Your sunny funny face.
Your amusing and attractive face, Frankie

I love that funny face,
I find that humorous face attractive, Frankie.

That sunny, funny face
That bright and amusing face, Frankie.

Thought it upsets one,
Even though some people may be put off by it,

In time, it gets one,
Over time, one gets used to it,

That's true, for you
This is certainly true for you, Frankie

Have personality for two.
You have a double dose of charming and interesting personality, Frankie.

Those eyes! Those nose! Those cheek!
Your eyes, nose, and cheeks, Frankie.

Won't make a movie sheik,
You don't look like a fashionable or stylish person in a movie, Frankie.

But though you're not patootie,
Even though you're not an attractive person,

For worlds I'd not replace
I wouldn't want to replace

Your sunny, funny face.
Your amusing and attractive face, Frankie.

I love your funny face,
I find your humorous face attractive, Frankie

Your sunny, funny face,
Your bright and amusing face, Frankie

You never bother
You never care

About your father.
About what your father thinks, Frankie.

Have you no shame?
Don't you have any sense of shame, Frankie?

You're just a mutt and nothing but!
You are an inferior person, Frankie!

Yet when you wag your tail,
But when you show your happiness openly,

You'll never be for sale.
You'll never be sold, Frankie.

Though you're no Rin Tin Tin, dear,
Even though you're not an impressive or attractive person,

For worlds I'd not replace
I wouldn't want to replace

Your sunny funny face.
Your amusing and attractive face, Frankie.