Irving Berlin
Irving Berlin - I've Got A Sweet Tooth Bothering Me 1916 lyrics
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"Take me to the dentist right away" Shouted little Johnny Jones one day I've got a tooth that's hurting me and I simply can't delay In about an hour he was there Standing right beside the dentist's chair And when they sat him inside To the dentist, Johnny cried: [chorus:] I've got a sweet tooth bothering me Pull it out! Pull it out! Pull it out! It isn't candy or molasses It isn't honey, jam or cake But when a sweet young lady passes My tooth begins to ache Like the dickens I don't use sugar at all in my coffee or my tea But when I meet Rosie, Flo or May My wisdom tooth says, "Keep away!" But my sweet tooth starts bothering me [2nd verse:] Johnny hollered out, "There's no one home In the second story of my dome Except a thousand ladies fair and it's like a honeycomb Ev'ry night when I sit down to eat First I have my oysters, soup and meat And then my fav'rite dessert Is the rustle of a skirt