HONEYMOON'S OVER, THE
(Horton / McCarthy / Mysels)


Betty Hutton & Tennessee Ernie Ford - 1954





BOTH:
When the weddin' bells have all been rung
And you both start a-wonderin' who got stung
Well, the honeymoon's over, it's really gone
Preliminaries over and the main bout's goin' on 

BETTY:
When the hen plucks her feathers to look her best
The rooster hears her cluckin', but he don't hunt the nest
Man, that honeymoon's over, it's really gone
Preliminaries over and the main bout's goin' on

ERNIE:
When we go to the beach to get nice and brown
She sees me in my trunks and says, "You're chest fell down"
Well, the honeymoon's over, it's really gone
Preliminaries over and the main bout's goin' on 

(Instrumental Break)

BETTY: Now, look-a-here, Sam, there's other fish in the sea
ERNIE: Well, Ma, jo bait ain't what it used to be
BOTH: Well, the honeymoon's over, it's really gone
Preliminaries over and the main bout's goin' on 

BOTH:
When you wake some mornin' and it's half-past-four
And you catch him peekin' at the folks next door
Well, the honeymoon's over, it's really gone
Preliminaries over and the main bout's goin' on 
Preliminaries over and the main bout's goin' on 






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - July 2015)