I DIDN'T LIKE IT THE FIRST TIME (THE SPINACH SONG)
(Bill Gordon / Johnny Gomez)


Julia Lee & Her Boyfriends - 1949





Spinach has Vitamins, A, B and D
But spinach never appealed to me
But one day while having dinner with a guy
I decided to give it a try

I didn't like it the first time
It was so new to me
I didn't like it the first time
I was so young, you see

I used to run away from the stuff
But now somehow I can't get enough
I didn't like it the first time
Oh, how it grew on me

I didn't like it the first time
I had it on a date
Although the first was the worst time
Right now I think it's great

Somehow it's always hittin' the spot
Especially when they bring it in hot
I didn't like it the first time
But, oh, how it grew on me

(Instrumental Break)

I didn't like it the first time
I thought it was so strange
I wasn't gettin' much younger
So I just made the change

No longer is the stuff on the shelf
'Cause now I make a pig o' myself
I didn't like it the first time
But, oh, how it grew on me

(Instrumental Break)

I didn't like it the first time
When I was just sixteen
I didn't like it the first time
Guess I was mighty green

But I've stocked up, 'cause I've gotten wise
I've got enough for two dozen guys
I didn't like it the first time
But, oh, how it grew on me

I didn't like it the first time
But, oh, how it grew on me






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - November 2014)