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