Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Cocaine Blues, artist - Merle Haggard. Date of issue: 31.12.2010
Song language: English
Cocaine Blues |
| Early one morning while makin' the rounds |
| I took a shot of cocaine and I shot my baby down |
| I shot her down then I went to bed |
| I stuck that lovin' forty-four beneath my head |
| Woke up next morning and I grabbed that gun |
| I took a shot of cocaine and away I run |
| Made a good run but I run too slow |
| The overtook me down in Juarez, Mexico |
| In the hot joint takin' the pills |
| There walked the sheriff from Jericho Hill |
| «Willy Lee your name is not Jack Brown |
| You’re the dirty hack that shot your woman down» |
| Yes, so my name’s is Billy Lee |
| If you’ve got a warrant you better read it to me |
| I shot her down 'cause 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 threw me on a freight train and hauled me back |
| Had no friend who’d go my bail |
| They stuck my dried-up carcass in the county jail |
| Early next morning 'round half past nine |
| I saw the sheriff comin' down the line |
| That sheriff yelled as he cleared his throat |
| Said, «Come on, you dirty hackin' to the district court» |
| Into the courtroom, my trial began |
| Where I was judged by twelve honest men |
| Yes, as the jury started walkin' out |
| I saw that little judge commence to look about |
| In about five minutes then walked a man |
| Holding the verdict in his right hand |
| The verdict read in the first degree |
| Well I shouted «Lordy, Lordy, please have mercy on me» |
| The judge he smiled when he picked up his pen |
| Ninety-nine years in the San Quentin Penn |
| Ninety-nine years underneath that ground |
| But I can’t forget that day I shot my woman down |
| Come on you’ve got to listen unto me |
| Lay off that whiskey and let that cocaine be |