[Intro – soft piano, sparse]
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh…
[Verse 1]
Let me tell you something about the Seven Deadly Sins
They say that Envy’s the worst of them all
Let me tell you something about the Poison Ivy
Don’t you touch that vine
Don’t you touch that vine
[Pre-Chorus]
It’s spreading like a rash
It’s crawling up your spine
No antidote for that
No cortisone or iodine
[Chorus]
You can cut it at the roots
You can burn it in a pile
But you can’t escape the noose
You will wear it like a smile
Oh…
The Poison Ivy
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Oh…
The Poison Ivy
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
[Verse 2]
Let me tell you something about the Seven Deadly Sins
They say that Envy’s the worst of them all
Let me tell you something about the Poison Ivy
Don’t you touch that vine
(deeper) Don’t you touch that vine
[Pre-Chorus]
It’s spreading like a rash
It’s crawling up your spine
No antidote for that
No cortisone or iodine
[Chorus]
You can cut it at the roots
You can burn it in a pile
But you can’t escape the noose
You will wear it like a smile
Oh…
The Poison Ivy
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Oh…
The Poison Ivy
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
[Bridge – piano drops lower, vocal almost a growl]
It doesn’t need your hand
It already owns your mind
One brush is all it takes
And you’re never walking free
You can dig until you bleed
You can salt the ground you stand
But the itch is in the blood now
And the blood is in the land
[Final Chorus – fuller, heavier]
You can cut it at the roots
You can burn it in a pile
But you can’t escape the noose
You will wear it like a smile
Oh…
The Poison Ivy
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Oh…
The Poison Ivy
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Oh…
The Poison Ivy
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Oh…
The Poison Ivy
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
[Outro – piano alone, fading]
Don’t you touch that vine…
Don’t you touch that vine…