there's poison ivy in the garden
poison ivy in the garden
climbing up the trees
eating up the happy flowers

dandelions in the yard
dozens of them growing wild
why don't i just pull the weeds
am i really such a coward

i used to spend so much time
wandering around outside
now i've got too much on my mind
now i've got too much on my mind

if you won't leave me alone
i hope poison ivy grows
i hope poison ivy grows
i hope poison ivy grows in your garden too

i spend hours, but i don't know
why my garden doesn't grow
who knows what the reason is
maybe i'm just a lousy gardener

i used to spend so much time
wandering around outside
now i've got too much on my mind
now i've got too much on my mind

if you won't leave me alone
i hope poison ivy grows
i hope poison ivy grows
i hope poison ivy grows in your garden too