LYRICS, POETRY, AND PROSE 170908
A place to share some words of beauty, inspiration, and fun. Today we have three songs about coffee – one of them romantic, one haunting and sad, and one of them funny. Click on the name of the piece to get a video or more information.
It’s early in the morning
About a quarter till three
I’m sittin’ here talkin’ with my baby
Over cigarettes and coffee, now
And to tell you that
Darling I’ve been so satisfied
Honey since I met you
Baby since I met you, ooh
– Cigarettes and Coffee Singer: Otis Redding; Writers Jerry Butler, Eddie Thomas and Jay Walker
Your breath is sweet
Your eyes are like two jewels in the sky
Your back is straight, your hair is smooth
On the pillow where you lie
But I don’t sense affection
No gratitude or love
Your loyalty is not to me
But to the stars above
One more cup of coffee for the road
One more cup of coffee ‘fore I go
To the valley below
Your daddy, he’s an outlaw
And a wanderer by trade
He’ll teach you how to pick and choose
And how to throw the blade
He oversees his kingdom
So no stranger does intrude
His voice, it trembles as he calls out
For another plate of food
One more cup of coffee for the road
One more cup of coffee ‘fore I go
To the valley below
– One More Cup of Coffee Singer and Writer: Bob Dylan
Way down among Brazilians
Coffee beans grow by the billions
So they’ve got to find those extra cups to fill
They’ve got an awful lot of coffee in Brazil
You can’t get cherry soda
’cause they’ve got to fill that quota
And the way things are I’ll bet they never will
They’ve got a zillion tons of coffee in Brazil
No tea or tomato juice
You’ll see no potato juice
’cause the planters down in Santos all say “No, no, no”
The politician’s daughter
Was accused of drinkin’ water
And was fined a great big fifty dollar bill
They’ve got an awful lot of coffee in Brazil
– The Coffee Song Frank Sinatra Writers: Bob Hilliard and Dick Miles