Poison Ivy
The Coasters 

-from "The Coasters' Greatest Hits"-Gusto Records PO 310
-peak Billboard position # 7 in 1959
-Words and Music by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
-believed to be about a young lady with a social disease


She comes on like a rose
But everybody knows
She'll get you in Dutch
Now you can look but you better not touch

Poison i-v-y-y-y-y, poison i-v-y-y-y-y
Late at night while you're sleepin'
Poison ivy comes a-creepin' arou-ou-ou-ou-ou-ound

She's pretty as a daisy
But look out, man, she's crazy
She'll really do you in
Now if you let her get under your skin

Poison i-v-y-y-y-y, poison i-v-y-y-y-y
Late at night while you're sleepin'
Poison ivy comes a-creepin' arou-ou-ou-ou-ou-ound

Measles make you bumpy
And mumps'll make you lumpy
And chicken pox'll make you jump and twitch
A common cold'll fool ya
And whoopin' can cool ya
But poison ivy, lord'll make you itch

You're gonna need an ocean
Of calamine lotion
You'll be scratchin' like a hound
The minute you start to mess around

Poison i-v-y-y-y-y, poison i-v-y-y-y-y
Late at night while you're sleepin'
Poison ivy comes a-creepin' arou-ou-ou-ou-ou-ound

Measles make you bumpy
And mumps'll make you lumpy
And chicken pox'll make you jump and twitch
A common cold'll fool ya
And whoopin' can cool ya
But poison ivy, lord'll make you itch

You're gonna need an ocean
Of calamine lotion
You'll be scratchin' like a hound
The minute you start to mess around

Poison i-v-y-y-y-y, poison i-v-y-y-y-y
Late at night while you're sleepin'
Poison ivy comes a-creepin' arou-ou-ou-ou-ou-ound

La-dah, la-dah, la-dah
La-dah, la-dah, la-dah
La-dah, la-dah, la-dah
La-dah, la-dah, la-dah
FADE
La-dah, la-dah, la-dah
La-dah, la-dah, la-dah


source: Robin Hood

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