I was looking for the lyrics to "Codeine" or "Codine" and couldn't find them, so took the time to write them down. I'm not sure how to post them on the database?

Lance in AZ


COD'INE
As recorded by Buffy Sainte-Marie on "It's My Way" (1964)

In my belly's a cravin'; I got a shootin' in my head.
I feel like I'm dyin' and I wish I was dead.
If I live till tomorrow, it'll be a long time,
But I'll reel and I'll fall and I'll rise on cod'ine.

CHORUS: And it's real, and it's real, one more time.

Well, when I was a young girl, I learned not to care.
Off whiskey and frolic I often did swear.
My mother and father said whiskey's a curse,
But the fate of their baby was a million times worse. CHORUS

Stay away from the cities; stay away from the towns.
Stay away from the man pushin' the codeine around.
Stay away from the stores where the remedies you find.
Far better your pain than be caught on cod'ine. CHORUS

You'll forget you're a woman; you'll forget about men.
Try it just once and you'll try it again.
You'll forget about life; you'll forget about time,
And you'll live out your days as a slave to cod'ine. CHORUS

But if I die tomorrow, still one thing I've done:
I heeded the warnin' that I got when I was young.
My one satisfaction it comes when I think
That I'm living my life without bending to drink. CHORUS

In my belly's a cravin'; I got a shakin' in my head.
I feel like I'm dyin' and I wish I was dead.
If I live till tomorrow, it'll be a long time,
But I'll reel and I'll fall and I'll die on cod'ine. CHORUS