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Cocaine Carolina

Johnny Cash
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Verse 1

Morning found me lying on a floor in New Orleans
Lookin like the patches that was about to eat my jeans
Feelin like my belly was a warehouse for the blues
And I sure miss my sweet Cocaine Carolina

Chorus

Met her on an ocean liner, called the Cocaine Carolina
She was quite a lady then and I was twenty two
God knows how much I adore her, I just never could afford her
Cocaine Carolina, how did I get hooked on you?
So, goodbye Cocaine Carolina, you and I are through
I'm going back to Sandy Skag, she knows just what to do
She don't love me for my money. She just wants my body, honey
Cocaine Carolina, how did I get hooked on you?

Verse 2

Oh, someone said if I was lucky, I could go back to Kentucky
Lexington was famous for its bluegrass and its hills
Carolina we should get up, don't you know we have to split up?
Maybe I should go to California ...

Chorus

Goodbye Cocaine Carolina, you and I are through
I'm going back to Sandy Skag, she knows just what to do
She don't love me for my money. She just wants my body, honey
Cocaine Carolina, how did I get hooked on you?

Chorus

Oh, goodbye Cocaine Carolina, you and I are through
I'm going back to Sandy Skag, she knows just what to do
She don't love me for my money. She just wants my body, honey
Cocaine Carolina, how did I get hooked on you?

Outro

Oh, goodbye Cocaine Carolina, you and I are through
I'm going back to Sandy Skag, she knows just what to do
She don't love me for my money. She just wants my body, honey
Cocaine Carolina, how did I get hooked on you?
(Fade)

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