Java Blues Songtext
von Rick Danko & Levon Helm

I stopped by a diner
A blonde behind the counter
Asked if she could help in any way
I could tell by her smile
What her number I could dial
I was needin′ company

Asked her for some java
Instead she brought me chicory
Bring the voice down a little bit
Well, I got them java blues

Java blues
Well, the coffee's got me
Java blues
Java blues
I′m gonna stay high
Gonna drink coffee 'til I die
Java blues


Well, the taste of java
It's like a volcanic rush
Nobody′s gonna stop me
From adding too much
It may cost you
More than you wanna pay
But your money is nothing
Compared to your fired up way

Don′t you try to cheat me
It's impossible to beat me
Only pick me up, and soon to stay
Well, I got them java blues

Java blues
Coffee, coffee
Java blues
Don′t know what it cost me
Java blues
I'm gonna stay high
Gonna drink coffee ′til I die
Java blues


Oh, pour me water
Won't you fill up my cup
Well, it takes a lot
Just to keep me up
Down in Bolivia
Where the people are insane
They want as much for java
As they do for cocaine

Java blues
Java blues
I′m gonna stay high
Gonna drink coffee 'til I die
Java blues

Oh, thank you
Kinda like being in your living room
I'd like to dedicate this to a couple of friends
Uh, let me see, uh