BOUTONNIERE
(Bob Hilliard / David Mann)


Mindy Carson - 1951



Pin a flower to your clothes, give a treat to your nose
You're in style when you wear a boutonniere
Boutonniere, boutonniere, boutonniere
You're in style when you wear a boutonniere

Be prepared to tip your hat, you'll make friends just like that
People smile when you wear a boutonniere
Boutonniere, boutonniere, boutonniere
People smile when you wear a boutonniere

Remember you can make a rose or gladiola stem
Look better than a gem, in your lapel
A red geranium or a chrysanthemum
Can even make a bum become a swell

If you're longing to be kissed and the girl should resist
I insist that you wear a boutonniere
Boutonniere, boutonniere, boutonniere
I insist that you wear a boutonniere

In the Easter promenade on the big promenade
You're in style when you wear a boutonniere
Boutonniere, boutonniere, boutonniere
You're in style when you wear a boutonniere

Presidents of all the banks say they rose from the ranks
When they started to wear a boutonniere
Boutonniere, boutonniere, boutonniere
Won't you please start to wear a boutonniere

Remember you can make a rose or gladiola stem
Look better than a gem, in your lapel
A red geranium or a chrysanthemum
Can even make a bum become a swell

If you're longing to be kissed and the girl should resist
I insist that you wear a boutonniere
Boutonniere, boutonniere, boutonniere
So if you really care to win your lady fair
I insist that you wear a boutonniere



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - July 2018)