Billy Costello - I'm Popeye, the Sailor Man (1935) Music and lyrics by Sammy Lerner
- Oh, Olive Oyl, Olive Oyl! - Here I am, Popeye! - Whar's me spinach? Whar's me spinach? - My, oh, my, Popeye! But you're eating too much spinach! - Well, blow me down! - Is that right, Popeye? Eat all the spinach to make those big muscles? - Nah! Taint so! I yam what I yam on accounta I eats me spinach!
Oh, I'm Popeye the Sailor Man I'm Popeye the Sailor Man I yam what's I yam and that's all what's I am I'm Popeye the Sailor Man
Now, I'm one tough gazookus what hates all palookas wot ain'ts on the ups and square Boy, I biffs 'em and buffs 'em and always out roughs 'em but none of 'em gets nowhere
Now, if anyone dares to risk my "fisk" It's "Boff" an' it's "Wham", un'erstan'? So keep "good be-hav-or" That's your one life saver with Popeye the Sailor Man
Oh, I'm Popeye the Sailor Man Popeye the Sailor Man I yam what's I yam and that's all what's I am I'm Popeye the Sailor Man
Oh, I'm Popeye the Sailor Man Popeye the Sailor Man Boy, I'm strong to the "finich" 'cause I eats me spinach I'm Popeye the Sayyyyyy-luuurrrr Mannnnnnn!