COCAINE BILL

Cocaine Bill and Morphine Sue, strolling down the avenue, two by two.
Oh, baby, have a little (snuff) on me, have a (snuff) on me. (repeat after each verse)

Said Sue to Bill, "'Twon't do no harm.
If we both just have a little shot in the arm."

Said Bill to Sue, "I can't refuse.
Cause there's no more kick in this darned ole booze.

So they walked down Fifth, and turned up Main,
Looking for a shop where they sold cocaine.

They came to a drugstore full of smoke.
Where they saw a sign say in', "No more coke."

Now in a graveyard on the hill (this verse slower tempo)
Lies the body of Cocaine Bill,

And in a grave right by his side
Lies the body of his cocaine bride.

Now all you cokeys is agwine to be daid. [sic]
If you don't stop ( snuff ) ing that stuff in yo' haid.

ca 1938. IOCA Song-Fest. [undated (1938)]. No copyright notice. First Edition. pp.19.


See online here: https://archive.org/details/1938iocasongfest/page/19/mode/1up?q=sue