LEMON TWIST
(Bobby Troup)

Bobby Troup - 1955
John Pizzarelli & George Shearing - 2001
Helen Welch - 2004

Also recorded by: Manny Albam; Johnny Nocturne Band;
Tony Vintage Vocals; Herb Ellis; Mark Winkler.



(Instrumental)

Here is a word to the wise
The top dieticians in town insist
The best source of vitamin C there can be
Is a lemon twist

Even a sceptic replies
That here's a suggestion you can't resist
A cool drink with ice is improved
With some slices of lemon twist

It isn't merely circumstancial evidence
That the lemon is a highly healthful citrus fruit
The most respected scientists agree with the physiologists
That here's one fact you can't dispute

Why don't you open your eyes
Your psychosomatic ills won't persist
If quick like a rabbit
You latch to the habit of lemon twist

(Instrumental / Scat singing)

Here is a word to the wise
The top dieticians in town insist
The best source of vitamin C there can be
Is a lemon twist

Even a sceptic replies
That here's a suggestion you can't resist, no
A cool drink with ice is improved
With some slices of lemon twist

Oh, it isn't merely circumstancial evidence
That the lemon is a highly healthful citrus fruit
The most respected scientists agree with the physiologists
That here's one fact you can't dispute

Why don't you open your eyes
Your psychosomatic ills won't persist, here we go
If quick like a rabbit
You latch to the habit of lemon twist



(Transcribed by Monique Adriaansen & Mel Priddle - August 2006)