Chords with lyrics
The 1959 single version of this song has very similar lyrics to the original version written in the 1920s
The lyrics here are taken from one of Lonnie's live performances and the lyrics are therefore mostly his
own work
G D7 G G G D7 G G7
Oh me, Oh my, Oh you. Whatever shall I do?
C C G G D D G G
Hallelujah! The question is peculiar
G D7 G G G D7 G G
I'd give a lot of dough, if only I could know
A7 A7 A7 A7 A7 A7 D7
The answer to my question, is it yes or is it no?
NC G G G G D7 D7 D7 D7
Does your chewing gum lose its flavour on the bedpost over-night?
D7 D7 D7 D7 G G G7 G7
If your mother says 'don't chew it', do you swallow it in spite?
C C D7 D7 G G C C
Can you catch it on your tonsils? Can you heave it left and right?
G G G G D7 D7 G G
Does your chewing gum lose its flavour on the bedpost over-night?
G D7 G G G D7 G G7
One night old granny Stead, stuck gum all round her bed
C C G G D D G G
plastic rollers, all that chewing without molars
G D7 G G G D7 G G
A prowler in the night, got stuck on gran's bed, right?
A7 A7 A7 A7 A7 NC
Old granny leapt up in the air, shouting out: 'Tonight's the night!'
G G G G D7 D7 D7 D7
Does your chewing gum lose its sticky on the bedpost over-night?
D7 D7 D7 D7 G G G7 G7
Does it go all hard, fall on the floor and look a nasty sight?
C C D7 D7 G G C C
Can you bend it like a fish hook just in case you get a bite?
G G G G D7 D7 G G
Does your chewing gum lose its flavour on the bedpost over-night?
G D7 G G G D7 G G7
A convict out on bail, said 'Put me back in jail'
C C G G D D G G
He rang the knocker, he must be off his rocker
G D7 G G G D7 G G
Then back in his old cell, the reason he did tell
A7 A7 A7 A7 NC
His gum was stuck above his bed with his false teeth as well
G G G G D7 D7 D7 D7
Does your chewing gum have more uses than it says upon the pack?
D7 D7 D7 D7 G G G7 G7
Can you stretch it out much further than the man upon the rack?
C C D7 D7 G G C C
Can you lend it to your brother and expect to get it back?
G G G G D7 D7 G G
Does your chewing gum lose its flavour when your lips refuse to smack?
G D7 G G G D7 G G7
When on my honeymoon, in our hotel room
C C G G D D G G
It was heaven, we slept till half eleven
G D7 G G G D7 G G
I found a waiter next to me, as embarrassed as could be
A7 A7 A7 A7 NC
He said 'I've been stuck to your bedpost since your early morning tea
G G G G D7 D7 D7 D7
Does your chewing gum lose its flavour on the bedpost over-night?
D7 D7 D7 D7 G G G7 G7
If your mother says 'don't chew it', do you swallow it in spite?
C C D7 D7 G G C C
Can you catch it on your tonsils? Can you heave it left and right?
G G G G D7 D7 G G
