Bert mentioned this on 11-Jan-00. Words from the video at YouTube, performed by Winchester/Perry (Christine Winchester and David C. Perry). You can also hear the audio at the Winchester/Perry website, or click here for the mp3 file. MR. NICOTINE MAN “A second-hand song about smoking” Words by David C. Perry, music, “Mr. Tambourine Man” by Bob Dylan. [Spoken] Here with a public announcement for the American Tobacco Growers Association in conjunction with the American Cancer Society, is smokesperson, Mr. Bob Dylan. [Chorus] Hey, Mister Nicotine Man, save a puff for me. Quitting smoking’s such a drag to do. Hey. Mister Nicotine Man, save a puff for me. Sacred cigarette smoke, I’ll come swallowing you. I tried those sissy cigarettes with hardly any tar, Six packs today so far, Plus a pipe and a cigar, But I’d still walk a mile for a Camel Plain. My old lady said that when we kiss, I taste like an ashtray. And I said, “That’s OK,” And then she moved away. Well, some folks can’t tell pleasure from pain. [Chorus] O sweet Virginia leaves, you know, I’d sell my soul for you, My lungs and larynx too, Hold my breath till I turn blue. My heart is pure but the air I breathe’s corrupt. Though I know Tobacco Road can lead me only to despair, Well, I don’t really care, ’Cause I’m already there, And when you’re down this far, you might as well light up. [Chorus] Though you might hear coughing, hacking, gasping like I can hardly breathe, Don’t you pay it any heed, ’Cause it ain’t air I need. Just gi’ me some more weed, ’Cause after all, there’s more to life than breath. At least it’s somewhat safer than sucking on a gun, And almost as much fun. Hell, there’s no real damage done. The condemned get one last smoke before their death. [Chorus]
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