Oh-me, oh-my, oh-you
Whatever shall I do
Hallelujah, the question is peculiar
I'd give a lot of dough
If only I could know
The answer to my question
Is it yes or is it no

Does your chewing gum lose its flavour
On the bedpost overnight
If your mother says don't chew it
Do you swallow it in spite
Can you catch it on your tonsils
Can you heave it left and right
Does your chewing gum lose its flavour
On the bedpost overnight

Here comes a blushing bride
The groom is by her side
Up to the altar
Just as steady as Gibraltar
Why, the groom has got the ring
And it's such a pretty thing
But as he slips it on her finger
The choir begins to sing

Does your chewing gum lose its flavour
On the bedpost overnight
If your mother says don't chew it
Do you swallow it in spite
Can you catch it on your tonsils
Can you heave it left and right
Does your chewing gum lose its flavour
On the bedpost overnight

Now the nation rise is one
To send their only son
Up to the White House
Yes, the nation's only White House
To voice their discontent
Unto the Pres-i-dent
They pawn the burning question
What has swept this continent

(If tin whistles are made of tin
What do they make fog horns out of
Boom, boom)

Does your chewing gum lose its flavour
On the bedpost overnight If your mother says don't chew it
Do you swallow it in spite
Can you catch it on your tonsils
Can you heave it left and right
Does your chewing gum lose its flavour
On the bedpost overnight

On the bedpost overnight

(Hello there, I love you and the one who holds you tight)

(Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Thursday, Friday, Sat'day night

On the bedpost overnight

(A dollar is a dollar and a dime is a dime)

( He's singin' out the chorus But he hasn't got the time)

On the bedpost overnight, yeah

Skiffle is an old form of folk music using improvised instruments such as the washboard, musical saw and comb and paper. Popular in Britain during the '50s and '60s, Skiffle is actually defined as rent party. Anthony James Donegan was probably the most famous such musician; in fact, he was often referred to as "The King of Skiffle".

It was in 1945 that Anthony bought his first guitar. His first professional job was with the Trad Jazz Band led by Chris Barber, where he had to learn to play the banjo. As luck would have it, Donegan was called up for the National Service in 1949, and his musical career was put on hold for awhile. In 1953, however, he started his own group, the Tony Donegan Jazzband. Being a fan of blues musician, Lonnie Johnson, he decided to change his stage name to 'Lonnie' Donegan as a tribute.

In 1959, Donegan released Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavor (On The Bedpost Over Night), and it became the first skiffle song to be a hit outside of the UK - when it was re-released in the US in 1961. In later years, it was used as a jingle for Smarties. (When you eat your Smarties, do you eat the red ones last?)

By the way, there isn't a typo in this song's title - the grammatically incorrect It's instead of Its was actually included on the official release... I only mention this so people doesnt think i dont do english so good