Cod'ine

And my belly is craving

I got a shakin' in my head

Feel like I'm dyin' and I wish I was dead

If I lived till tomorrow that'll be a long time

But I'll reel and I'll fall and rise on cod'ine

And it's real, and it's real, one more time

Well, when I was a young girl I learned not to care

About whiskey and from it I often did swear

My mother and father said whiskey is a curse

But the fate of their baby is a many times worse

And it's real, and it's real, one more time

Stay away from the cities, stay away from the towns

Stay away from the men pushin' the cod'ine around

Stay away from the stores where the remedy is fine

For better your pain than be caught on cod'ine

And it's real, and it's real, one more time

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 off your days as a slave to cod'ine

And it's real, and it's real, one more time

But if I die tomorrow, still one thing I've done

I'd heeded the warning that I got when I was young

My one satisfaction it comes when I think

That I'm living my life without bendin' to drink

And it's real, and it's real, one more time

And my belly is craving, I got a shaking in my head

I feel like I'm dyin' and I wish I was dead

If I live till tomorrow that'll be a long time

For I'll reel and I'll fall and I'll die on cod'ine

And it's real, and it's real, one more time