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Artist: Betty Hutton
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The sewing machine
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The sewing machine
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Ohhh the sewing machine, the sewing machine
A girl's best friend
If I didn't having my sewing machine
I'd a come to no good end
But a bobbin a bobbin and peddle a peddle
And wheel the wheel by day
So by night I feel so weary that I never get out to play
Ohhh the sewing machine, the sewing machine
A helping hand
If I didn't having my sewing machine
I'd drink to beat the band
But a bobbin a bobbin and peddle a peddle
As busy as a bug
So by night I feel so weary that I can hardly lift a mug
Ohhh the sewing machine, the sewing machine
A friend in need
If I didn't having my sewing machine
A wicked life I'd lead
But a bobbin a bobbin and peddle a peddle
And dream about romance
So by night I feel so weary that I never get out to dance
Ohhh the sewing machine, the sewing machine
A pal so dear
If I didn't having my sewing machine
I'd try a stage career
But a bobbin a bobbin and peddle a peddle
So amateur night comes by
But by then I feel so weary that I haven't the strength to try
Ohhh the sewing machine, the sewing machine
Me pride and joy
If I didn't having me sewing machine
I'd a married James McCoy
But a bobbin a bobbin and peddle a peddle
And that's the end of Jim
'Cause by night I get so weary I don't even look good to him
Ohhh have I got a boss he looks like a ho'ss
His name's Joe Goit
If he didn't own the sewing machine
I'd a kicked him where it hurts
While a bobbin a bobbin and peddle a peddle
He keeps his eyes on me
Why I never never have kicked still remains a mystery
Ohhh I thread the needle and fix the shuttle
And put in the cloth and pull up the lever
And bobbin a bobbin and peddle a peddle
And wheel the wheel all day
Ohhh the sewing machine, the sewing machine
The sewing machine, the sewing machine
Is a girl's best friend
This is the end
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