From Frank Shay, More Pious Friends and Drunken Companions: Songs and Ballads of Conviviality (New York: Macaulay Company, 1928), page 72, which includes musical notation for the melody line:


COCAINE BILL AND MORPHINE SUE
“As sung by Mary Jacobsen”

1. Cocaine Bill and Morphine Sue,
Strolling down the avenue two by two.

CHORUS: Ah! Ha! My little lady,
Honey, take a (sniff) off me.

2. They walked down the East Side full of hope,
Until they saw a sign reading: “No More Dope.” CHORUS

3. Said Bill to Sue: “This will never do.
We gotta get a shot and it's up to you." CHORUS

4. Sue loved the men and she knew her stuff.
She walked into a drug store prepared to treat 'em rough. CHORUS

5. She rolled her eyes and she cocked her head.
She said: “Come here; I want some dope and I won't be misled.” CHORUS

6. She got what she wanted but her tale is sad.
Her stuff was good, but the dope was bad. CHORUS

7. Bill he sighed, and Sue she cried,
And then they both lay down and died. CHORUS

8. Now in the graveyard side by side
Lie Cocaine Bill and his Morphine bride. CHORUS