An' my is cravin', I got a shakin' in my head I like I'm dyin' an' I wish I were dead If I lived till it's gonna be a long time For I'll reel and I'll fall and on codine An' it's real, an' real, one more time
When I was a young man I not to care Wild whiskey in front an' I did swear My mother and said, "Whiskey is a curse But the fate of baby, is a many times worse" An' it's real, an' it's real, one time
You'll your woman, you'll forget about the man Try it just once, an' try it again It's you wonder and it's sometimes you think That I'm a-livin' my life with to drink An' real, an' it's real, one more time
Stay away from the cities, away from the towns Stay away the men pushin' the codine around Stay away from the where the remedy is found I will live a few as a slave to codine An' it's real, an' it's real, one time
An' my is cravin', I've got a shakin' in my head An' I've started oh, whether my body has said Stab yourself with the grains of An' you'll end up or you'll end up insane An' it's real, an' it's real, one more
An' my is cravin', I've got a shakin' in my head I feel like I'm an' I wish I were dead If I lived till tomorrow gonna be a long time For reel and I'll fall and rise up on codine An' it's real, an' it's real, one time An' real, an' it's real, one more time