Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Cocaine Blues, artist - Joaquin Phoenix. Date of issue: 13.09.2009
Song language: English
Cocaine Blues |
| I went right home and I went to bed |
| I stuck that lovin'.44 beneath my head |
| Got up next mornin’and I grabbed that gun |
| Took a shot of cocaine and away I run |
| Made a good run but I ran too slow |
| They overtook me down in Juarez, Mexico |
| Late in the hot joints takin’the pills |
| In walked the sheriff from Jericho Hill |
| He said, «Willy Lee, your name is not Jack Brown |
| You’re the dirty heck that shot your woman down» |
| Said, «Yes, oh, yes, my name is Willy Lee |
| If you’ve got the warrant just a-read it to me |
| Shot her down because she made me sore |
| I thought I was her daddy but she had five more" |
| When I was arrested I was dressed in black |
| They put me on a train and they took me back |
| Had no friend for to go my bail |
| They slapped my dried up carcass in that county jail |
| Early next mornin''bout a half past nine |
| I spied the sheriff coming down the line |
| Ah, and he coughed as he cleared his throat |
| He said, «Come on you dirty heck into that district court» |
| Into the courtroom my trial began |
| Where I was handled by twelve honest men |
| Just before the jury started out |
| I saw the little judge commence to look about |
| In about five minutes in walked the man |
| Holding the verdict in his right hand |
| The verdict read, 'Murder in the first degree' |
| I hollered, «Lawdy, Lawdy, have a mercy on me» |
| The judge, he smiled as he picked up his pen |
| 99 years in the Folsom pen |
| 99 years underneath that ground |
| I can’t forget the day, I shot that bad bitch down |
| Come on you’ve gotta listen unto me |
| Lay off that whiskey and let that cocaine be |