jelly bean, jelly bean well that's the name we picked for you and it fits you to-a-t and now i tell you why it's true 'cause you're sweet 'n' swell 'n' round and a-pretty to the pound, jelly bean there's a guy who lives in our block his name is curly carr each night he comes around the street packin' his guitar stops at jelly bean's house that pretty little thing bows his head and bends his knees you oughta hear him sing jelly bean comes to the window and she listens for a while never even blinks her eye, always in a smile tosses up her pretty curls and turns to go packs his guitar on more time and sings his tale of woe