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Blues Song Called Cocaine Not the Erik Clapton Song

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Joe MacKrell

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Jan 10, 1997, 3:00:00 AM1/10/97
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I am looking for the complete lyrics and music for a blues song called
Cocaine (not the Erik Clapton song).


Eric.Fogelstrom

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Jan 11, 1997, 3:00:00 AM1/11/97
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Joe MacKrell wrote:
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> I am looking for the complete lyrics and music for a blues song called
> Cocaine (not the Erik Clapton song).

I think that you mean the same song. I also think that the blues song is
by J.J. Cale but the lyrics are the same.

I´ll attach it in case this is the one you´re looking for.

Eric F

Cocaine.txt

Susan Juliano

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Jan 12, 1997, 3:00:00 AM1/12/97
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On Fri, 10 Jan 1997 21:43:13 GMT, mack...@usaor.net (Joe MacKrell) wrote:

>I am looking for the complete lyrics and music for a blues song called
>Cocaine (not the Erik Clapton song).
>

There must be lots of cocaine songs. George Thorogood doing a cover of
Johnny Cash's "Cocaine Blues" comes to mind as one of my favorites. One
line goes "I took a shot of cocain and away I ran". Is that the one you're
thinking of?

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Susan Juliano <sjul...@gte.net> "We all shine on." -John Lennon

Thornton

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Jan 12, 1997, 3:00:00 AM1/12/97
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> On Fri, 10 Jan 1997 21:43:13 GMT, mack...@usaor.net (Joe MacKrell) wrote:
>
> I am looking for the complete lyrics and music for a blues song called
> Cocaine (not the Erik Clapton song).

[E] Me and my baby [E7] goin' downtown
[A] Gonna find a little somethin' to bring us down
Co[E]caine, [B7]runnin' round my [E] brain

You take Beale Street, I'll take Main
Find that man that sells cocaine
Cocaine, runnin' round my brain

You take Sally, I'll take Sue
Aint no difference between the two
When cocaine's runnin' round my brain

Come here Mama, come here quick
This cheap cocaine's about to make me sick
Cocaine, runnin' round my brain

They say cocaine's for horses, aint for men
They say it's gonna kill me but they dont say when
Cocaine, runnin' round my brain


Don't know if this old one is the one you're looking for, but listen to Gove
Schrivner's version on his Coconut Gove album.

keep it in tune,
Ron


Tom Penfield

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Jan 12, 1997, 3:00:00 AM1/12/97
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Susan Juliano wrote:
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> On Fri, 10 Jan 1997 21:43:13 GMT, mack...@usaor.net (Joe MacKrell) wrote:
>
> >I am looking for the complete lyrics and music for a blues song called
> >Cocaine (not the Erik Clapton song).
> >
> There must be lots of cocaine songs. George Thorogood doing a cover of
> Johnny Cash's "Cocaine Blues" comes to mind as one of my favorites. One
> line goes "I took a shot of cocain and away I ran". Is that the one you're
> thinking of?
>
> ===========================================================
> Susan Juliano <sjul...@gte.net> "We all shine on." -John Lennon
>
There's another one old blues song that goes:

Ah, cocaine, running round my brain.

They say coke is for horses, not for men,
They say it will kill me, but they won't say when.
Ah, cocaine, running round my brain.

Regards,
Tom Penfield

Helen & Patrick Kelly

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Jan 13, 1997, 3:00:00 AM1/13/97
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> Tom PenfieldThat Jackson Browne, from the Running On Empty album.

Lars Peter Stricker

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Jan 14, 1997, 3:00:00 AM1/14/97
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In article <5b6d04$2...@news.usaor.net>, mack...@usaor.net (Joe MacKrell) writes:
>I am looking for the complete lyrics and music for a blues song called
>Cocaine (not the Erik Clapton song).
>

Hi
I know only one song called "cocaine" and it's by J.J.Cale.Eric Clapton did a very
popular cover of it.
-strick

charlie sweeney

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Jan 16, 1997, 3:00:00 AM1/16/97
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mack...@usaor.net (Joe MacKrell) wrote:

There is an old song "Cocaine" which Jackson Browne recorded-sorry
don't know the album-probably a Rev Gary Davis and possicly recorded
by Dave van Ronk as well.

Some of the words as follows:

walkin' down the street, fourth and main
lookin' for the man who sells cocaine
cocaine, runnin' all around my brain

you take sally, i'll take sue
ain't no difference between the two
cocaine, runnin' all around my brain

chos:
hey momma, come here quick
that old cocaine bound to make me sick cocaine
runnin' all around my brain

cocaines for horses, not for men
doctor say it'll kill me but he don't say when
cocaine runnin' all around my brain


sorry that's all i remember-
email me if your interested and i'll try to dig up more verses

charlie-virtual guitarist, something black

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Kieron Murphy

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Jan 23, 1997, 3:00:00 AM1/23/97
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Also done by Jackson Brown with sllightly different words and was on

the Running On Empty album.

Kieron

rtho...@centuryinter.net (Thornton) wrote:


>> On Fri, 10 Jan 1997 21:43:13 GMT, mack...@usaor.net (Joe MacKrell) wrote:
>>

>> I am looking for the complete lyrics and music for a blues song called
>> Cocaine (not the Erik Clapton song).

>[E] Me and my baby [E7] goin' downtown

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