An' my belly is cravin', I got a shakin' in my I feel like I'm an' I wish I were dead If I lived till it's gonna be a long time For I'll reel and I'll and rise on codine An' it's real, an' it's real, one more
I was a young man I learned not to care Wild whiskey in an' I often did swear My mother and father said, "Whiskey is a But the fate of baby, is a many times worse" An' it's real, an' it's real, one time
You'll forget 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 I'm a-livin' my life with abandon to drink An' it's real, an' it's real, one more
Stay away the cities, stay away from the towns Stay away from the men pushin' the codine Stay away from the where the remedy is found I will live a few days as a slave to An' it's real, an' it's real, one more
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 dead or end up insane An' it's real, an' real, one more time
An' my is cravin', I've got a shakin' in my head I feel like I'm dyin' an' I wish I dead If I lived till tomorrow it's be a long time For reel and I'll fall and rise up on codine An' it's real, an' it's real, one more An' it's real, an' real, one more time