Darts - Reet Petite - Produced by Roy Wood (Crackerjack 1979)

Berry Gordy, Billy Davis, and Gwen Gordy Fuqua penned this song, which was famously performed by Jackie Wilson in 1957. The Darts' rendition, produced by Roy Wood, was released as a single in 1979 and peaked at number 51 on the UK chart.

The clip is taken from an episode of the BBC children's TV show Crackerjack and introduced by Ed 'Stewpot' Stewart, it was broadcast on 14th December 1979.

Well, lookabell, lookabell, lookabell, lookabell Oooooh Weeeeee
Lookabell, lookabell, lookabell OoooooWeeee
Oh, Ah, Oh, Ah, Oh wee
Well, she's so fine, fine, fine, She's so fine fa fine
She's so fi iii ine, She's so fine, fine, fine
She's really sweet the finest girl you ever wanna meet

Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Rrrrrrrr Reet Petite, the finest girl you ever wanna meet

Well, have you ever seen a girl for whom your soul you'd give
For whom you'd fight for, die for, pray to God you'd lie for
She's so fine, she's so fine, she's really sweet the finest girl
You ever wanna meet

Well, she really thrills me so
From her head to toe, I want the world to know, I love her, love her so
She's alright, she's alright, She's alrighty.
You know to me it has to be at night

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Rrrr Reet Petite the finest girl you ever wanna meet
Ohhhhh (instrumental) Well, she's like honey from a bees
And like bees from a tree, I love her, need her,
She bez' so buzzin'

She's alright, she's got what it takes
She's got what it takes and to me she really rates
Well, Oh now she's my cutey, my tuttu fruitt,
My heart, my love, my bathin' beauty she's alright, she's
Got just what it takes, she's got what it takes and to
Me she a- really rates

Oh oh oh oh, Oh oh oh oh
RrrReet Petite the finest girl you ever wanna meet
RrrReet Petite the finest girl you ever wanna meet
RrrReet Petite the finest girl you ever wanna meet

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[RebeccaTurner-nyxx]

I had a soft spot for Darts, especially their version of 'Boy from New York City'. Never knew that the fantabulous Mr Wood produced this. It would be interesting to learn of the experiences of Rita Ray as a Black woman in a 1970s band in the UK.