I've been listening to lots of very old recordings of the Memphis Jug Band, and adore the voice of Will Shade, which sounds very like that of Joseph Shabalala (Ladysmith Black Mambaso)

I was intrigued by the Cocaine Blues song, and the words are rather confusing. He sings about having a bad cocaine habit, and he can't get any because Mr Lehman has a sign saying No More Dope. But the chorus goes, "Take a whiff etc honey take a whiff on me"

What I want to know is, does this mean he's offering the stuff to all and sundry, or does 'take' mean 'give me' ? (As in 'take a chance on me', which means 'give me a chance') It would seem more logical that he was begging his lady friend to give him some coke. If he hasn't got any, he can hardly be giving whiffs to others can he?

Anyone from that part of the USA (Tennessee I imagine) enlighten me?
(I do like to get to the bottom of things!)