Me and my childhood sweetheart
Have come to the parting of the ways
He still treats me like he did In our baby days.
I´m a little bit older And a little bit bolder
Since both of us were three.
I´m a little more padded Something new has been added
He oughtta take one good look at me....
CHORUS:
I´m a big girl now
I wanna be daring like a big girl now
When daddy tells those certain jokes it isn´t fair
He tells me I´m too young and makes me take the air
But I could tell a couple that would curl his hair
I´m a big girl now.

I´m a big girl now
I wanna be handled like a big girl now
I´m tired of being babied like a kid of three
I´m tired of having chaperones to follow me
I wanna have some secrets in my diary
I´m a big girl now

I´m a big girl now
I wanna be cuddled like a big girl now
I´m through with going to movies with my Uncle Tim
Through with going to picnics with my old Aunt Min
I wanna go to Mexico with... you know him
I´m a big girl now

I´m a big girl now
I wanna be wanted like a big girl now
I´m tired of staying home each evening after dark
Tired of being dynamite without a spark
I wanna learn what fellows do in Central Park
I´m a big girl now