Now, Shula, far be it from ME to be a smart aleck, but did it occur to you to search for your song in the Digital Tradition? Well, you probably wouldn't find it without a hint: search under "spearmint." The song was written Way Back When by Billy Rose, but somebody changed "spearmint" to "chewing gum" in the song when it was recorded in the 1960's.
Two questions for anybody:
1. Who made a hit of this song in the 1960's? The database says the Irish Rovers recorded it, but I'm sure theirs wasn't the hit recording.
2. Wasn't billy rose married to somebody famous? Who was she?

3. For that matter, can somebody post the lyrics as we heard them in the 60's?
-Joe Offer-