(Verse 1)
I've got a girl named Ivy
She’s awfully fond of me
She follows me both night and day
I wish she'd let me be
At night, when I am sleeping
I can't forget that face
And if she goes to Heaven, then
I’ll go to the other place

(Chorus)
I'd like to poison Ivy
Because she clings to me
She grabbed me the moment we met
Just a Jane you want to forget
Like Barnum stuck to Bailey
She sticks to me, you see
I'd like to poison Ivy
Because she poisons me

(Verse 2)
I see that face each morning
I see it every night
I look at her at dinnertime
And lose my appetite
She uses mineral lava
And dresses up in silk
But when the moo-cow looks at her
We all drink buttermilk
(Chorus)
I'd like to poison Ivy
Because she clings to me
She grabbed me the moment we met
Just a Jane you want to forget
Like Barnum stuck to Bailey
She sticks to me, you see
I'd like to poison Ivy
Because she poisons me