Tall Paul

Album

Annette

Label

Disneyland

Genre

Pop rock

Composer(s)

Bob Roberts;Richard Sherman;Robert Sherman

Entered Chart

Jan 5, 1959

Peak Date

Feb 23, 1959

Released

Unknown

Recorded

Unknown

Catalog #

Disneyland 118

B-Side

Ma - He's Making Eyes At Me

"Tall Paul" is a song recorded by Annette Funicello and written by the Sherman Brothers. It marked the first time that a female singer reached a top ten slot for a rock and roll single. It also spotlighted Annette from amongst the other Mouseketeers on the Mickey Mouse Club and paved the way for the movie career which followed. Walt Disney personally took notice of the string of chart toppers which the Sherman Brothers were writing for Annette and subsequently asked the songwriters to work for him exclusively. The Sherman Brothers went on to win two Oscars for Mary Poppins several years later. "Tall Paul" was credited to Annette and the Afterbeats and reached #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1959. It was the highest-charting song by Annette Funicello and also one of the shortest, clocking in at 1 minute and 38 seconds. The version included on Annette: A Musical reunion With America's Girl Next Door lists the song at 1 minute 52 seconds. Annette Funicello made a cameo appearance as herself in the 1989 film Troop Beverly Hills, while jogging she's singing the first line of "Tall Paul": "Chalk on the sidewalk/Writing on the wall/Everybody knows it/I love Paul", and being pursued by Frankie Avalon, also playing himself. « less

Chalk on the sidewalk
Writin' on the wall
Everybody knows it
I love Paul

	Tall Paul, tall Paul
	Tall Paul, he's-a my all

Chalk on the sidewalk (chalk on the sidewalk)
'nitials on a tree ('nitials on a tree)
Ev'rybody knows it (ev'rybody knows it)
Paul loves me

		(Tall Paul)  With the king-size arms
		(Tall Paul)  With the king-size charms
		(Tall Paul)  With the king-size kiss
		(He's my all) He's my all!!

(Tall Paul is my love, tall Paul is my dream)
(He's the captain of the high school football team)

He's my mountain
He's my tree
We go steady
Paul and me

	Tall Paul (with the great big smile)
	Tall Paul (with the great big eyes)
	Tall Paul, (with the great big kiss)
	He's my all

	Tall Paul, tall Paul
	Tall Paul, he's my all