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Thread #96630 Message #3690244
Posted By: GUEST,Ginny May
27-Feb-15 - 01:36 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Cocaine Bill and Morphine Sue
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cocaine Bill and Morphine Sue
My father used to sing this when we were kids, I think he learnt it in the RAF in WW2. We didn't think about the meaning of the words as kids, the tune is catchy with all the sniffs
'Arry 'Ave a………
Verse
1. Walking down Fifth Avenue
Cocaine Bill met Morphine Sue
Chorus:
Singing 'Arry 'ave a (sniff),'ave a (sniff) on me
'Arry 'ave a (sniff) on me
2. They came to a drugstore painted green
The sign outside said no morphine
Chorus:
3. They came to a drugstore painted red
No cocaine is what it said
Chorus:
4. From Broadway to the state of Maine
They searched in vain for more cocaine
Chorus:
5. So in the river side by side
They both committed suicide
Chorus:
6. Now in the graveyard on Boot Hill
Lies the body of Cocaine Bill
Chorus:
7. And in that graveyard by his side
Lies the body of his morphine bride
Chorus:
8. Now all this story goes to show
There ain't no sense in snuffin' snow
Chorus
9. Ash to ash and dust to dust
If coke don't get you morphine must
Chorus:
10. Now Glory Be it is the Lord, coming in to land at (or London) Ford
Calling up on Channel C, singing 'Arry 'ave a (sniff) on me