Abbott, Charlie ['äbət] (født 1903): amerikansk komponist. Populære melodier, bl.a. Five Salted Peanuts, Think of Me Thinking of You, The Guy from the lsle of Capri, lf l Were You og As We Walk into the Sunset.
FIVE SALTED PEANUTS
(Charlie Abbott)
Tony Pastor & His Orch. (vocal: Tony Pastor) - 1945
Also recorded by: The Counts & The Countess
I always hoped to get a lot,
but all I ever got
was five salted peanuts.
I keep hoping come what may,
Maybe there will come a day,
I'll find a machine they forgot to fix.
Instead of five, I'll get six
I put a penny in the slot
And all I ever got
Was five salted peanuts.
I put all my money in
But I don't ever win.
It's driving me nuts.
Those darn machines know how to count.
I always get the same amount.
I put a penny in the slot
And all I ever got
Was five salted peanuts.
(Contributed by John Berry - October 2003)