Lyrics:

Poison Ivy

artist The Coasters (Peak Billboard Position # 7 In 1959)
words And Music By Jerry Lieber And Mike Stoller

(Thought By Some To Not Be About A Plant At All, But Rather A Young Lady With A Social Disease)

she Comes On Like A Rose But Everybody Knows
she'll Get You In Dutch
you Can Look But You Better Not Touch

poison Iv-Y-Y-Y-Y, Poison Iv-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
if You Let Her Under Your Skin

poison Iv-Y-Y-Y-Y, Poison Iv-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 Whooping Cough 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 Iv-Y-Y-Y-Y, Poison Iv-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 Whooping Cough 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 Iv-Y-Y-Y-Y, Poison Iv-Y-Y-Y-Y
late At Night While You're Sleepin' Poison Ivy Comes A'creepin'
arou-Ou-Ou-Ou-Ou-Ound


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transcribed By Ronald E. Hontz
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