Who Put the Benzedrine in Mrs. Murphy's Ovaltine?

Who Put the Benzedrine in Mrs. Murphy's Ovaltine? - Harry Gibson/Bob Haggart/Johnny Hodges

Mrs Murphy couldn't sleep

Her nerves were slightly off the beat

Until she solved her problem

With a can of Ovaltine

She drank a cupful most every night

And woo how she would dream

Until something rough got in the stuff

And made her neighbors scream

Who put the Benzedrine

In Mrs Murphy's Ovaltine

Sure was a shame

Don't know who's to blame

'Cause the old lady didn't even get his name

Where did she get that stuff

Now she just can't get enough

It might have been the man who wasn't there

Now Jack that guy's a square

She never ever wants to go to sleep

She says that everything is solid all real

Now Mr Murphy don't know what it's all about

'Cause she went and threw the old man out clout

Who put the Benzedrine

In Mrs Murphy's Ovaltine

Now she wants to swing

The highland fling

Says the Benzedrine's

The thing that makes her spring

Ah spring it now Gibson

This is the second chorus you know

Name of this chorus is called

Who put the Nembutals in Mr Murphy's Overalls

I don't know

She bought a can of Ovaltine

Most every week or so

And she always kept

An extra can on hand

Just in case that she'd run low

She never never been so happy

Since she left old Ireland

Till someone prowled her pantry

Sure tamper with her can

Who put the Benzedrine

In Mrs Murphy's Ovaltine

Sure was a shame who's to blame

'Cause the old lady didn't even get his name

Where did she get that stuff

Now she just can't get enough

It might have been the man who wasn't there

Now Jack that guy's a square

She stays up nights making all the rounds

They say she lost about 69 pounds

Now Mr Murphy claims she's getting awful thin

And all she says is

Give me some skin

Mop

Who put Benzedrine

In Mrs Murphy's Ovaltine

Now she wants to swing the highland fling

She says that Benzedrine's

The thing that makes her spring

Ah spring it now Gibby