In my transcription, I have put the spoken patter in italics; the rest is sung. See Arkie's initial post for the link. TOO MUCH SUGAR FOR A DIME Words and music by Merle Travis. As sung as a duet by Judy Hayden and Merle Travis with the Westerners in a 1951 "Soundie." [MT:] Well, look who's here! If it ain't Judy Hayden! Hello, honey! [JH:] Oh, hello, Travis. What's the big boast today? Have you bought the London Bridge? [MT:] Aw, that little ol' thing? I just purchased Fort Knox. Now, if you'd like a new mink coat, some'n' like that— [JH:] Wait a minute! Wait a minute! That's too much sugar for a dime. You're always handin' me a line. [MT:] That happens in the best convertibles. [JH:] Always braggin' 'bout all you got— Swimmin' pool and a fancy yacht— I bet you don't know nothin' about a boat. [MT:] They float! [JH:] That's too much honey for my hive. [MT:] What's your buzzin', queen bee? [JH:] All you do is pitch a lot o' jive. [MT:] See what I mean? Well, I know, honey, I've done you dirt, But you you can wipe your shoes on my silk shirt. [BOTH:] That's too much sugar for a dime. [JH:] You've got too much sugar for a dime. [MT:] I got barrels o' that stuff. [JH:] Yak yak, yak, all o' the time! [MT:] Yak-along Travis, that's me. [JH:] Now if you could sing like Gordon Macrae, King Cole, and Mel Torme, Then maybe I would come down off the shelf. [MT:] I'm a Tex Ritter man myself. [JH:] That's too much candy for the cost. [MT:] Ha ha! I wouldn't say that. [JH:] So do me a favor. [MT:] What's that? [JH:] Get lost. [MT:] Well, I guess I'll give the devil his due. [JH:] No, no, Travis! I might refuse. [BOTH:] That's too much sugar for a dime. [MT:] Hey, this ol' dime ain't no good no way! [JH:] What's the matter with it? [MT:] It's got a picture of Dave Barber on it. [JH:] Well turn it over; there's a picture of Peggy Lee on the other side. [BOTH:] That's too much sugar for a dime. [Tennessee Ernie Ford also recorded this with Judy Hayden. The words vary somewhat from the above. There are other songs with the same title.]
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