BUTTON UP YOUR
By B.G. De Sylva, Lew Brown,
A Mickey McBride Arrangement
BUTTON UP YOUR OVERCOAT
WHEN THE WIND IS FREE,
TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOURSELF,
YOU BELONG TO ME!
EAT AN APPLE EV’RY DAY,
GET TO BED BY THREE,
TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOURSELF,
YOU BELONG TO ME,
BE CAREFUL CROSSING STREETS, OO-OO!
DON’T EAT MEATS, OO-OO!
CUT OUT SWEETS, OO-OO!
YOU’LL GET A PAIN AND RUIN YOUR TUM-TUM!
KEEP AWAY FROM BOOTLEG HOOTCH,
WHEN YOU’RE ON A SPREE,
TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOURSELF,
YOU BELONG TO ME,
BUTTON UP YOUR OVERCOAT
WHEN THE WIND IS FREE,
TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOURSELF,
YOU BELONG TO ME!
WEAR YOUR FLANNEL UNDERWEAR,
WHEN YOU CLIMB A TREE,
TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOURSELF,
YOU BELONG TO ME,
DON’T SIT ON HORNETS’ TAILS, OO-OO!
OR ON NAILS, OO-OO!
OR THIRD RAILS, OO-OO!
YOU’LL GET A PAIN AND RUIN YOUR TUM-TUM!
DON’T GO OUT WITH COLLEGE BOYS (girls),
WHEN YOU’RE ON A SPREE,
TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOURSELF,
YOU BELONG TO ME,
OVERCOAT
and Ray Henderson

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