Poison Ivy Lyrics

Written by: Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
#7 Aug '59 Hot 100
#1 Aug '59 R&B
She comes on like a rose
But everybody knows
She'll get you in Dutch
You can look but
You better not touch

[CHORUS]
Poison ivy, poison ivy
Late at night while you're sleeping
Poison ivy comes a-creeping around

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

[repeat CHORUS]

Measles make you b**py
And mumps will make you lumpy
And chicken pox will
Make you jump and twitch
A common cold will fool you
And whooping cough will cool you
But poison ivy, Lord
Will make you itch

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

[repeat CHORUS]
Measles make you b**py
And mumps will make you lumpy
And chicken pox will
Make you jump and twitch

A common cold will fool you
And whooping cough will cool you
But poison ivy, Lord
Will make you itch

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

[repeat CHORUS]

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