I TOOK MY TROUBLES
DOWN TO MADAME RUTH
YOU KNOW THAT GYPSY
WITH THE GOLD CAPPED
TOOTH
SHE'S GOT A PAD
DOWN ON
THIRTY-FOURTH AND VINE
SELLIN' LITTLE
BOTTLES OF
LOVE POTION
NUMBER NINE
I TOLD HER
THAT I WAS A FLOP
WITH CHICKS
I'VE BEEN THIS WAY
SINCE NINETEEN
FIFTY-SIX
SHE LOOKED AT MY PALM
AND SHE MADE A
MAGIC SIGN
SHE SAID
WHAT YOU NEED IS
LOVE POTION
NUMBER NINE
SHE BENT DOWN
AND TURNED AROUND
AND GAVE ME
A WINK
SHE SAID I'M GONNA
MAKE IT UP RIGHT HERE
IN THE SINK
IT SMELLED LIKE
TURPENTINE
IT LOOKED LIKE INDIAN INK
I HELD MY NOSE
I CLOSED MY EYES
I TOOK A DRINK
I DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WAS
DAY OR NIGHT
I STARTED KISSING
EVERYTHING IN SIGHT
BUT WHEN I KISSED
THE COP
DOWN ON
THIRTY-FOURTH
AND VINE
HE BROKE MY LITTLE
BOTTLE OF
LOVE POTION
NUMBER NINE
I HELD MY NOSE
I CLOSED MY EYES
I TOOK A DRINK
I DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WAS
DAY OR NIGHT
I STARTED KISSING
EVERYTHING IN SIGHT
BUT WHEN I KISSED
THE COP
DOWN ON
THIRTY-FOURTH
AND VINE
HE BROKE MY
LITTLE BOTTLE OF
LOVE POTION
NUMBER NINE
LOVE POTION
NUMBER NINE
LOVE POTION
NUMBER NINE
LOVE POTION
NUMBER NINE