Lyrics/Music Mack Gordon/Harry Revel



(Jack Haley)

I want your cheeks to be rosey

Your lips like the color of wine

Darling the way that people will say that

My but you're looking so fine

OOOOOOOOh



(Alice Faye)

I want you strong as Apollo

A sturdy and masculine sheek

Darling the way that people will say that

My What a gorgeous physique

If you want to be like I want you to be

follow this carefully:



You've gotta eat your spinach baby

That's the proper thing to do

It'll keep you kind of healthy too

And what it did for Popeye it'll do for you



You've gotta eat your spinach baby

It'll give you lots of TNT

For whenever you're caressing me

Cause you'll need lots of vitamins from A-Z

Please take my advice

Kissing is dangerous doctors all agree



(Jack Haley)

I'll take your advice

But don't ever kiss anybody but me



(Alice Faye)

You've gotta eat your spinach baby

If you do you can't go wrong

'Cause it's gonna make you nice and strong

And the stronger you are the longer you'll live

And the longer I'll have to love you



(Shirley Temple)

Pardon me did I hear you say Spinach - Spinach

I represent all the kids of the nation

Who sent me to see you about it

I bring a message from the kids of the nation

To tell you we can do without it



Kindly listen to me

I'm not alone in my plea

There are dozens and dozens and dozens of us

Nephews and nieces and cousins of us

They want me to say - Hallelujah Hallelujah



No Spinach, take away that awful greenery

No Spinach, give us lots of jelly beanery

We positively refuse to budge

We'd like lollipops, we like fudge

But no Spinach Hosanna



You've got to eat your Spinach baby

No No No No, I'm singing to you

No No No No Hallelujah

Spinach stay away from my door



We'll tell the bogey man

The big big bad bad bogey bogey man

Oh that's just a bluff

You know we don't believe that stuff



You gotta eat your Spinach baby

Children have to do as they are told

Yes Sir, yes Ma'am

Children shouldn't be so very bold

Yes Sir, yes Ma'am

Or you'll grow up to be a meanie when your old

Yes Sir, yes Ma'am



I've want to tell all the kids of the nation

Who sent me to see you about it

Children have to do as they are told

Children shouldn't be so very bold

Or you will be a meanie when you're old

So okay - Spinach