Lyrics:

1959
Performer Lonnie Donegan
Title Does your chewing gum lose its flavor
Lyrictext

Oh, me, oh, my, oh, you
Whatever shall I do
Hallelujah
The question is peculiar

I'd give a lot of dough
If only I could know
The answer to my question
Is it yes or is it no

Does your chewing gum lose its
Flavor on the bedpost overnight
If your mother says don't chew it
Do you swallow it in spite
Can you catch it on your tonsils
And you heave it left and right
Does your chewing gum lose its
Flavor on the bedpost overnight

Here comes the blushing bride
The groom is by her side
Up to the altar
Just as steady as Gibraltar

While the groom has got the ring
And it's such a pretty thing
But as he slips it on her finger
The choir begins to sing

Does your chewing gum lose its
Flavor on the bedpost overnight
If your mother says don't chew it
Do you swallow it in spite
Can you catch it on your tonsils
And you heave it left and right
Does your chewing gum lose its
Flavor on the bedpost overnight

Now the nation rise as one
To send their honored son
Up to the White House, yes
The nation's only White House

To voice their discontent
Unto the President
Upon the burning question
What has swept this continent

If tin whistles are made of tin
What do they make fog horns out of
Boom boom

Does your chewing gum lose its
Flavor on the bedpost overnight
If your mother says don't chew it
Do you swallow it in spite
Can you catch it on your tonsils
And you heave it left and right
Does your chewing gum lose its
Flavor on the bedpost overnight

On the bedpost overnight

I want her and I love her
And I want to hold her tight
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Thursday, Friday, Saturday night

On the bedpost overnight

A dollar is a dollar
And a dime is a dime
He'd sing another chorus
But he hasn't got the time

On the bedpost overnight, yeah