Oh-me, oh-my, oh-you
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Whatever shall I do
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Hallelujah, the question is peculiar
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I'd give a lot of dough
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If only I could know
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The answer to my question
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Is it yes or is it no
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Does your chewing gum lose its flavour
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On the bedpost overnight
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If your mother says don't chew it
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Do you swallow it in spite
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Can you catch it on your tonsils
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Can you heave it left and right
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Does your chewing gum lose its flavour
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On the bedpost overnight
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Here comes a blushing bride
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The groom is by her side
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Up to the altar
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Just as steady as Gibraltar
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Why, the groom has got the ring
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And it's such a pretty thing
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But as he slips it on her finger
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The choir begins to sing
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Does your chewing gum lose its flavour
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On the bedpost overnight
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If your mother says don't chew it
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Do you swallow it in spite
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Can you catch it on your tonsils
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Can you heave it left and right
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Does your chewing gum lose its flavour
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On the bedpost overnight
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Now the nation rise is one
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To send their only son
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Up to the White House
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Yes, the nation's only White House
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To voice their discontent
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Unto the Pres-I-dent
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They pawn the burning question
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What has swept this continent
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[Lonnie speaks:]
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If tin whistles are made of tin
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What do they make fog horns out of
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Boom, boom
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Does your chewing gum lose its flavour
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On the bedpost overnight
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If your mother says don't chew it
|
Do you swallow it in spite
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Can you catch it on your tonsils
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Can you heave it left and right
|
Does your chewing gum lose its flavour
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On the bedpost overnight
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On the bedpost overnight
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[Man:]
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Hello there, I love you and the one who holds you tight
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[Lonnie:]
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Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
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Thursday, Friday, Sat'day night
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On the bedpost overnight
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[Man:]
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A dollar is a dollar and a dime is a dime
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[Lonnie:]
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He's singin' out the chorus
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But he hasn't got the time
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On the bedpost overnight, yeah
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Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour
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Lonnie Donegan |