CHEWING GUM
(FOND OF CHEWING GUM)
Sung by: Mrs. W.B. Apple
Recorded in Huff, AR 1/1/62

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(Comment by Mrs. Apple: “This song is so old I can’t remember all the words, but it’s called ‘Chewing Gum’.”)

Once I had a pretty little girl,
Pretty as she could be.
I thought surely she’d be my wife,
Dearly she loved me.
Dearly she loved me,
Dearly she loved me.
I thought surely she would be my wife,
Dearly she loved me.

Took her out to see a ball,
Thought I’d have some fun.
I introduced her to my friends,
Stood and chewed her gum.
Stood and chewed her gum,
Stood and chewed her gum.
I introduced her to my friends;
She stood and chewed her gum.

Also found in Randolph, Vol. III, #368, “Fond of Chewing Gum.”

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