"A White Sport Coat (And A Pink Carnation)" is a 1957 country and western song with words and music both written by Marty Robbins. It was recorded at the Bradley Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, on January 25, 1957, and released on the Columbia Records label on March 4.

The song reached number one on the US country chart, becoming Marty Robbins' third number one record. It reached number two on the Billboard pop chart.

FOOTNOTE: I was asked to sing this song on a live, national country/wester weekly country TV show several years ago...and I did. The show had numerous professional country artists each week and guests. I did not accept their offer as I was employed by a Houston company that I loved...plus we needed the security to feed the family! Looking back, I wonder....