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CHEWING GUM (FOND OF CHEWING GUM) Sung by: Mrs. W.B. Apple Recorded on 7/20/62 Click here to listen to the original recording Pretty as she could be. I thought sure she'd be my wife; Dearly she loved me. Dearly she loved me; Dearly she loved me. I thought sure she'd 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; She 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. I proposed and she accept; The wedding day had come. The preacher stood to tie the knot; She stood and chewed her gum. Stood and chewed her gum; She stood and chewed her gum. The preacher stood to tie the knot; She stood and chewed her gum. The preacher left, and I went home. It wasn't very much fun, But I said I'd never marry a girl Fond of chewing gum. Fond of chewing gum, Fond of chewing gum. Said I'd never marry a girl Fond of chewing gum. (Dr. Wolf: "Where'd you learn that one?" Mrs. Apple: "I think I must have been about eight years old. We had a neighbor, a girl that could play a guitar, and she'd come to our home and sing, and she knew this song, and I learned the song from her." Dr. Wolf: "I see. Who was she?" Mrs. Apple: "A girl named Willie Moore.") Also found in Randolph, Vol. III, #368, "Fond of Chewing Gum." |
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