Poison Ivy

by The Coasters

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POISON IVY
By: Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
The Coasters
Key: Ab

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She comes on like a rose 
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but ev-'ry-bod-y knows 
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She'll get you in Dutch 
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why, you can look but you bet-ter not touch 

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Poi-son Iv-y-y -y-y, 
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Poi-son Iv-y-y-y- y 
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Late at night while you're sleep-in' 
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Poi-son i-vy comes creep-in' round 

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She's pret-ty as a dai-sy 
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but look out man she's cra-zy 
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She'll real-ly do you in 
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If you let her get un-der your skin 

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Poi-son Iv-y-y -y-y, 
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Poi-son Iv-y-y-y- y 
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Late at night while you're sleep-in' 
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Poi-son i-vy comes creep-in' round 

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Ah that beat will make you jump-y 
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And booze will make you lump-y 
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The way it rocks will make you jump and twitch 
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That rhy-thm's gon-na fool ya 
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That slow back beat to cool ya 
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But poi-son i-vy, Lord will make you itch

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You're gon-na need an o-cean 
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of cal-o-mine lo-tion 
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You'll be scratch-in' like a hound 
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The min-ute you start to mess a-round 

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Poi-son Iv-y-y -y-y, 
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Poi-son Iv-y-y-y- y 
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Late at night while you're sleep-in' 
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Poi-son i-vy comes creep-in' round 

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