# Need song lyrics that mention cocoa, tea, wine or coffee (and doubly so song titles) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** coffee, wine\ **Created:** [October 28, 2010, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-song-lyrics-that-mention-cocoa-tea-wine-or-coffee-and-doubly-so-song-titles/558679 "2010-10-28T16:56:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2010, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-song-lyrics-that-mention-cocoa-tea-wine-or-coffee-and-doubly-so-song-titles/558679/61 "2010-10-29T16:30:54Z")
_Raspberries, Strawberries_, The Kingston Trio “Raspberries, Strawberries, the good wine we brew. . .” _Have Some Madeira, M’Dear_, Flanders and Swann “I don’t care for sherry, one cannot drink stout And port is a wine I can well do without It’s simply a case of chacun a son gout Have some madeira, m’dear” ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2010, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-song-lyrics-that-mention-cocoa-tea-wine-or-coffee-and-doubly-so-song-titles/558679/62 "2010-10-29T16:39:28Z")
Unless I overlooked it, I’m surprised this one wasn’t yet mentioned: “No Sugar Tonight” by the Guess Who. I realize that the references are metaphorical more so than literal, but that still counts, right? ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2010, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-song-lyrics-that-mention-cocoa-tea-wine-or-coffee-and-doubly-so-song-titles/558679/63 "2010-10-29T17:43:47Z")
“Suzanne” - Leonard Cohen _“she feeds you tea and oranges that come all the way from China”_ “Case of You” - Joni Mitchell _“you’re in my blood like holy wine”_ “Hallelujah I Love Her So” - Ray Charles _“every mornin’ 'fore the sun comes up, she brings me coffee in my favorite cup”_ ---
**Author:** ![Khaki\_Campbell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Khaki\_Campbell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khaki_Campbell)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2010, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-song-lyrics-that-mention-cocoa-tea-wine-or-coffee-and-doubly-so-song-titles/558679/64 "2010-10-29T18:12:34Z")
“Pennyroyal Tea” - Nirvana …a song about an arbotifacient herbal tea, from their album (ironically) _In Utero_. ETA : “Lilac Wine” - Jeff Buckley (feeling 90’s-nostalgic tonight…) ---
**Author:** ![Simmerdown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simmerdown/32/14859_2.png) [@Simmerdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simmerdown)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2010, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-song-lyrics-that-mention-cocoa-tea-wine-or-coffee-and-doubly-so-song-titles/558679/65 "2010-10-29T18:16:05Z")
> [@whole\_bean](#): > > I don’ think he did. Every search turns up the UB40 version misattributed to Marley.\* The song was written and originally recorded by Neil Diamond. > > \*It appears pretty common for any reggae sounding song to be attributed to Marley. Here are a couple that _can_ be attributed to Marley: “One Cup of Coffee” “Easy Skanking” (_herb for my wine… honey for my strong drink…_) ETA there’s also “Is She Really Going Out With Him?” by Joe Jackson (_…from my window I`m staring while my coffee goes cold…_) ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2010, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-song-lyrics-that-mention-cocoa-tea-wine-or-coffee-and-doubly-so-song-titles/558679/66 "2010-10-29T21:28:33Z")
_All Along The Watchtower_, Jimi Hendryx “Businessmen, they drink my wine; ploughmen dig my herbs. . .” ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2010, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-song-lyrics-that-mention-cocoa-tea-wine-or-coffee-and-doubly-so-song-titles/558679/67 "2010-10-29T23:05:54Z")
“Two Dollar Wine” by one of the greatest bands to ever hail from Athens, Georgia – The Glands: “Tastes like two dollar wine (tastes like two dollar wine, yeah)/Sounds like a pretty good time (Sounds like a pretty good time, yeah…”). ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2010, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-song-lyrics-that-mention-cocoa-tea-wine-or-coffee-and-doubly-so-song-titles/558679/68 "2010-10-30T02:35:40Z")
One of the few songs I know that MENTIONS cocoa (but not in the title) is “If I Didn’t Love You” by Squeeze: [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBEwKgHmvFY) The last verse goes… If I didn’t love you, I’d hate you. Cocoa mugs sit side by side. It’s time to poke at the fire, But it’s “Not tonight” looks I find. Taking a bite on a biscuit, The record jumps on a scratch. Tonight it’s love by the fire, But the door of your love’s on the latch. (Translation: the narrator had put a romantic record on the stereo, built a fire and made two cups of cocoa, in hopes he and his lady would have sex. But it turns out she’s not in the mood, and he’s left sitting in frustration by the fire, listening to the record stuck on a scratch.) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2010, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-song-lyrics-that-mention-cocoa-tea-wine-or-coffee-and-doubly-so-song-titles/558679/69 "2010-10-30T02:39:41Z")
“Rock Island Line” by Johnny Cash (originally written by Kelly Pace): Now the engineer said before he died There were two more drinks he’d like to try Conducter asked him “what could they be” “A hot cup of coffee and a cold glass of tea” ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2010, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-song-lyrics-that-mention-cocoa-tea-wine-or-coffee-and-doubly-so-song-titles/558679/70 "2010-10-30T03:35:18Z")
[“Cigarettes and Coffee”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0eUE0nBbA8) by Otis Redding. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2010, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-song-lyrics-that-mention-cocoa-tea-wine-or-coffee-and-doubly-so-song-titles/558679/71 "2010-10-30T07:06:18Z")
[You’re the Cream in My Coffee](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1cwq8XQptM), recorded by many different artists (in this case, by Bob Haring’s orchestra) [Black Coffee](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smvKn1IdzOc) by Wingy Manone [The Coffee Song](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YixwrxRzCd4), here performed by Frank Sinatra [The Coffee Cantata](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzX2LBfVcUg) by J.S. Bach (it’s in German, but it **is** about coffee) ---
**Author:** ![Art\_Rock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/art_rock/32/525_2.png) [@Art\_Rock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Art_Rock)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2010, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-song-lyrics-that-mention-cocoa-tea-wine-or-coffee-and-doubly-so-song-titles/558679/72 "2010-10-30T07:24:43Z")
Cup of Coffee by Garbage. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2010, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-song-lyrics-that-mention-cocoa-tea-wine-or-coffee-and-doubly-so-song-titles/558679/73 "2010-10-31T03:12:13Z")
Another song that mentions cocoa? “Things That Make You Go Hmmmm…” by C & C Music Factory. > **[Things That Make You Go Hmmmm.... Lyrics - C+C Music ...](https://www.lyricsbox.com/c%2Bc-music-factory-feat.-freedom-williams-things-that-make-you-go-hmmmm....-lyrics-7vprc7q.html)** > > Full and accurate LYRICS for "Things That Make You Go Hmmmm...." from "C+C Music Factory feat. Freedom Williams": I was at the crib sittin' by the ... It begins… “I was at the crib, sitting by the fireplace Drinking cocoa on the bear skin rug. The door bell rang. Who could it be? Thought to myself then started to shrug.” ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2010, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-song-lyrics-that-mention-cocoa-tea-wine-or-coffee-and-doubly-so-song-titles/558679/74 "2010-10-31T03:47:40Z")
_I don’t drink coffee I take tea, my dear_ Englishman in New York - Sting ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2010, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-song-lyrics-that-mention-cocoa-tea-wine-or-coffee-and-doubly-so-song-titles/558679/75 "2010-10-31T03:53:35Z")
_All is memory taken home with me: the opera, the stolen tea, the sand drawing, the verging sea, all years ago_ Verdi Cries - 10,000 Maniacs ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2010, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-song-lyrics-that-mention-cocoa-tea-wine-or-coffee-and-doubly-so-song-titles/558679/76 "2010-10-31T03:58:52Z")
The other problem with cocoa is that in much of the country it is called “hot chocolate.” If you find it in a blues song, for example, I can almost guarantee it will be called “hot chocolate.” ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2010, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-song-lyrics-that-mention-cocoa-tea-wine-or-coffee-and-doubly-so-song-titles/558679/77 "2010-10-31T05:21:03Z")
_I got a nickel you got a dime Let’s get together and buy some wine_ Wine Spodeeodee - Hank Williams, Sr. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2010, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-song-lyrics-that-mention-cocoa-tea-wine-or-coffee-and-doubly-so-song-titles/558679/78 "2010-10-31T06:06:58Z")
_Colombian Blend_ by Tintin og Hårtørrerne \*Boil the water! And crush the beans Then blend it in a pot This drink is fit for kings and queens! So get it while it’s hot Some folks need gin and tonic to get their motor going Some folks prefer a cup of tea Some folks need twenty beers before their legs are moving But none of that applies to me I want coffee Coffee! Coffee Coffee! It’s gotta be Colombian It’s gotta be Colombian Coffee Coffee! It’s gotta be Colombian Blend\* ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2010, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-song-lyrics-that-mention-cocoa-tea-wine-or-coffee-and-doubly-so-song-titles/558679/79 "2010-10-31T07:42:17Z")
[When I Take My Sugar to Tea](http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xebfl1_harry-reser-when-i-take-my-sugar-to_music), here performed by Harry Reser’s Radio Orchestra Don Ho’s _Tiny Bubbles_ is about wine. ---
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Kate Bush - “Coffee Homeground” Ozric Tentacles - “White Rhino Tea” Donald Fagan - “Teahouse on the Tracks” Heart - “White Lightning & Wine” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-song-lyrics-that-mention-cocoa-tea-wine-or-coffee-and-doubly-so-song-titles/558679.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-song-lyrics-that-mention-cocoa-tea-wine-or-coffee-and-doubly-so-song-titles/558679.md?page=5)