WHO THREW THE MUSH IN GRANDPA'S WHISKERS?
By Vernon Dalhart, Bobby Gregory and Joe Davis (1937)

I know who sailed the ocean blue,
in fourteen hundred ninety-two,
But who threw the mush in grandpa's whiskers?

I know who built the Brooklyn Bridge,
and who painted the old Blue Ridge,
But who threw the mush in grandpa's whiskers?

I know that fish don't grow on potato trees,
and why sweethearts never eat limburger cheese,
I know why kisses taste so sweet,
and why policemen have big feet,
But who threw the mush in grandpa's whiskers?

I know who crossed the Delaware
with wind a-blowing through his hair,
But who threw the mush in grandpa's whiskers?

I know who stripped Bear Mountain bare,
and why old maids wear underwear,
But who threw the mush in grandpa's whiskers?

I know that sunshine makes hair grow on your head,
and that moonshine makes your gosh darn nose turn red,
I know that honey comes from bees,
and I know doughnuts come from Greece,
But who threw the mush in grandpa's whiskers?

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