SONG INFORMATION

Music Origin: Traditional (Appalachia, South, Southeast US, first recorded 1922)
"Let The Cocaine Be" and "Cocaine Blues" were both adapted from the traditional tune "Little Sadie".
"Cocaine Blues" is a Western swing song written by T. J. "Red" Arnall, a reworking of the traditional song "Little Sadie".

LYRICS

Sniffing that cocaine all over town
Honey don’t let my deal go down
Hey, hey buddy let the cocaine be
It was made for horses not for men
Doctor said it’ll kill ya but he didn’t know when
Hey, hey buddy let the cocaine be

Well tell it to me, tell it to me
Drink corn liquor let the cocaine be
Hey, hey buddy let the cocaine be
Yeah tell it to me, tell it to me
Drink corn liquor let that cocaine be
Hey, hey buddy let the cocaine be

I’m walking up the fields, struttin’ down Main
Trying to find a nickel for to buy cocaine
Hey, hey buddy let the cocaine be
It’ll burn out your nose, make your eyes turn red
That doggone cocaine will kill you dead
Hey, hey buddy let the cocaine be

Well tell it to me, tell it to me
Drink corn liquor let the cocaine be
Hey, hey buddy let the cocaine be
Yeah tell it to me, tell it to me
Drink corn liquor let that cocaine be
Hey, hey buddy let the cocaine be

Well I don’t know what I’m gonna do
It’s killing my friends, gonna kill me to
Hey, hey buddy let the cocaine be
Now some of you people you think your tough
Sniffing that cocaine just like snuff
Hey, hey buddy let the cocaine be

Well tell it to me, tell it to me
Drink corn liquor let the cocaine be
Hey, hey buddy let the cocaine be
Yeah tell it to me, tell it to me
Drink corn liquor let that cocaine be
Hey, hey buddy let the cocaine be

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