Well I kissed my date but she turned and ran
Now I thought she was pretty fine
And I wonder what went wrong now
Cause I thought we had a good time
Well I asked her why for two long weeks
She finally let me know it's my breath
And she'd take me back if I cleaned my teeth
And I bought some Big Red

Now Big Red is the strongest gum, that I've ever seen.
Got flavor that can stay for two straight days
It's a blast of cinnamon clean
You could consider when trying to get lucky
To pop in some Tic-Tacs, Certs, or Peppermints
But all these years that I've been here
Ain't nothing that worked like Red

And my woman sang
Come on now honey
Don't be a bum
Big Red's itchin to clean your mouth and gums
Get your toothbrush
Get your gum
Red'll clean your breath till the morning comes

Well I paid at the front and I slipped in the movie
Walked around till I found a seat
Then a chick sat down, she made me frown
She was pretty but her breath just reeked
Well I reached deep down in my pocket
As I told her that our meeting was fate
I took out Big Red and I offered some
"Now, just chew it up...I'll wait!"

And my woman sang
Come on now honey
Don't be a bum
Big Red's itchin to clean your mouth and gums
Get your toothbrush
Get your gum
Red'll clean your breath till the morning comes

Well now I got real used to seeing
My lady every night
And she came to my place after three or four dates
We kissed till the morning light
Well she asked me, "Hon, do you want some gum?"
And I smiled when she pulled some Big Red out
Cause I was lookin good, my teeth were clean
And Big Red was in my mouth!

And my woman sang
Come on now honey
Don't be a bum
Big Red's itchin to clean your mouth and gums
Get your toothbrush
Get your gum
Red'll clean your breath till the morning comes