She comes on like a rose But everybody knows She'll get you in Dutch You can look but you better not touch Poison iv-y-y-y-y, poison iv-y-y-y-y Late at night while you're sleepin' Poison ivy comes a'creepin' arou-ou-ou-ou-ou-ound She's pretty as a daisy But look out man she's crazy She'll really do you in If you let her get under your skin Poison iv-y-y-y-y, poison iv-y-y-y-y Late at night while you're sleepin' Poison ivy comes a'creepin' arou-ou-ou-ou-ou-ound Measles make you bumpy And mumps'll make you lumpy And chicken pox'll make you jump and twitch A common cold'll fool ya And whooping cough can cool ya But poison ivy, Lord'll make you itch!! You're gonna need an ocean Of calamine lotion You'll be scratchin' like a hound The minute you start to mess around Poison iv-y-y-y-y, poison iv-y-y-y-y Late at night while you're sleepin' Poison ivy comes a'creepin' arou-ou-ou-ou-ou-ound Measles make you bumpy And mumps'll make you lumpy And chicken pox'll make you jump and twitch A common cold'll fool ya And whooping cough can cool ya But poison ivy, Lord'll make you itch!! You're gonna need an ocean of calamine lotion You'll be scratchin' like a hound The minute you start to mess around Poison iv-y-y-y-y, poison iv-y-y-y-y Late at night while you're sleepin' Poison ivy comes a'creepin' arou-ou-ou-ou-ou-ound La da la da la da La da la da la da La da la da la da La da la da la da
She comes on like a rose But everybody knows She'll get you in Dutch You can look but you better not touch Poison iv-y-y-y-y, poison iv-y-y-y-y Late at night while you're sleepin' Poison ivy comes a'creepin' arou-ou-ou-ou-ou-ound She's pretty as a daisy But look out man she's crazy She'll really do you in If you let her get under your skin Poison iv-y-y-y-y, poison iv-y-y-y-y Late at night while you're sleepin' Poison ivy comes a'creepin' arou-ou-ou-ou-ou-ound Measles make you bumpy And mumps'll make you lumpy And chicken pox'll make you jump and twitch A common cold'll fool ya And whooping cough can cool ya But poison ivy, Lord'll make you itch!! You're gonna need an ocean Of calamine lotion You'll be scratchin' like a hound The minute you start to mess around Poison iv-y-y-y-y, poison iv-y-y-y-y Late at night while you're sleepin' Poison ivy comes a'creepin' arou-ou-ou-ou-ou-ound Measles make you bumpy And mumps'll make you lumpy And chicken pox'll make you jump and twitch A common cold'll fool ya And whooping cough can cool ya But poison ivy, Lord'll make you itch!! You're gonna need an ocean of calamine lotion You'll be scratchin' like a hound The minute you start to mess around Poison iv-y-y-y-y, poison iv-y-y-y-y Late at night while you're sleepin' Poison ivy comes a'creepin' arou-ou-ou-ou-ou-ound La da la da la da La da la da la da La da la da la da La da la da la da
A música foi originalmente gravada pelos The Coasters em 1959 e composta pela dupla americana Jerry Leiber e Mike Stoller.
O single alcançou o topo da parada R&B (#1) e a sétima posição da Billboard Hot 100.
Este sucesso representou o terceiro hit top-ten da banda no mesmo ano, sucedendo "Charlie Brown" e "Along Came Jones".
Embora as letras façam referências a doenças como sarampo, caxumba, varicela, resfriado comum e coqueluche, uma biografia recente revelou que a canção trata, na verdade, de doenças sexualmente transmissíveis.
A letra utiliza a metáfora da planta venenosa para descrever uma mulher chamada Ivy, conhecida por sua reputação de conquistadora e perigosa para os homens.
Encontre o álbum e produtos relacionados a esta música
CD
There's A Riot Goin' On: The Coasters On Atco
The Coasters
Vinil
There's A Riot Goin' On: The Coasters On Atco
The Coasters
Camiseta Branca
The Coasters
TopSongs Store
Camiseta Preta
The Coasters
TopSongs Store
© 2026 TopSongs. Todos os direitos reservados.
Fundado em 2012
