[Intro]
Hey, Jim... Jim! Just a minute, ya
I want you to spell for me something
I want you to spell for me "New York," man
Why do you want me to spell New York, man?
I just want you to spell for me "New York"
Can you do that, man?
Sure, man, I can spell New York
Well, go ahead, man
N-E-W Y-O-R-K, that's New York, man
No, man, you've made a mistake, man
I'm going to teach you the right way and the proper way to spell New York, man
Well, go ahead, man
A knife, a fork, a bottle, and a cork
That's the way we spell New York, man
You see, no matter where I treat my guest
They always like my kitchen best
[Verse 1]
'Cause I've cocaine running around my brain
I've cocaine running around my brain
I want you to dig me, soul brothers and soul sisters
I want you to hold me tight, 'cause I'm out of sight and I'm a-dynamite
I've got cocaine running around my brain
I've got cocaine running around my brain
[Chorus]
Man, oh man, I've gotta be on the run
Because I've got to meet the setting sun
I've got a whole, a whole lot of cocaine
Just running around my brain, I've got cocaine
[Verse 2]
Hey, Jim! Jim! Just a minute, ya
I want you spell for me something, Jim
I want you spell for me New York–
A knife, a fork, a bottle, and a cork
That's the way we spell New York
Knife, a fork, a bottle, and a cork
That's the way we spell New York
Right on – uhn! Right on
Right on – uhn! Right on
[Bridge]
Whenever time I walk in the rain
Man, oh man, it make me feel a burning pain,
Keep on burning in my bloody brain
[Verse 3]
I've got cocaine running around my brain
I've got cocaine running around my brain
No matter where I treat my guests
They always like my kitchen best
Because I've got a whole lot of cocaine
Just running around my brain
A knife, a fork, a bottle, and a cork
That's the way we spell New York
A knife, a fork, a bottle, and a cork
That's the way we spell New York
Right on! Right on
Right on! Right on
I've got cocaine, cocaine
Cocaine, cocaine, cocaine, cocaine
Running around my brain
[Chorus]
I want you to dig me, soul brothers and soul sisters
I want you to hold me tight 'cause I'm out of sight and I'm a-dynamite
I've got cocaine running around my brain
I've got cocaine running around my brain
I've got cocaine running around my brain
[Bridge]
Hey, Jim! Jim! Just a minute...
Just a minute! Just a minute...
Just a minute! Just a minute...
[Verse 4]
Cocaine, Lord, it's cocaine
Yeah, it's cocaine, I want cocaine
Lord, I want cocaine (Ahh!)
That's cocaine, and that's cocaine
It's running around my brain
Running around my brain
Cocaine... cocaine!
Cocaine... yeah
[Outro]
Man, oh man, I've gotta be on the run
Because I've got to meet that setting sun
And I've got a whole lot of cocaine just running around my brain
I've got cocaine ...cocaine... cocaine...
Cocaine... cocaine! Cocaine, cocaine, cocaine, cocaine...