Does The Spearmint Lose Its Flavor On The Bedpost Over Night?

A popular song from 1924.
Words by Billy Rose and Marty Bloom.
Music by Ernest Breuer.


Sheet music provided by Nicholas Leunissen:


Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:


Lyrics

  1. Oh! me, Oh! my, Oh! you
    I don’t know what to do
    Hellelujah! The question is peculiar
    It’s got me on the go
    I’d give a lot of dough
    If someone here would tell me
    Is it “yes” or is it “no”

Chorus
“Does the Spearmint lose its flavor
On the bedpost over night?
If you chew it in the morning
Will it be too hard to bite?
Can’t you see I’m going crazy
Won’t somebody put me right?
Does the Spearmint lose its flavor
On the bedpost over night?

  1. The nation rose as one
    And sent it’s fav’rite son
    To the White House
    This mighty country’s lighthouse
    He saw the President
    He said that, “I’ve been sent
    To solve the burning question
    That involves the continent”

Chorus
“Does the Spearmint lose its flavor
On the bedpost over night?
If you pull it out like rubber
Will it snap right back and bite?
If you paste it on the left side
Will you find it on the right?
Does the Spearmint lose its flavor
On the bedpost over night?

  1. Here comes the blushing bride
    The “boob” right at her side
    To the altar as steady as Gibraltar
    The bridegroom has the ring
    It’s such a pretty thing
    He puts it on her finger
    And the choir begins to sing

Chorus
“Does the Spearmint lose its flavor
On the bedpost over night?
Would you use it on your collar
When your button’s not in sight?
Put your hand beneath your seat
And you will find it there all right?
Does the Spearmint lose its flavor
On the bedpost over night?


Sung here by Vancha March: