It could be a spoonful of diamond

Could be a spoonful of gold

Just a little spoon of your precious love

Satisfy my soul

A man lies about a little

Some of them cries about a little

Some of them dies about a little

Everything fight about a spoonful

That spoon, that spoon, that

It could be a spoonful of coffee

Could be a spoonful of tea

But a little spoon of your precious love

Good enough for me

Men lies about that

Some of them dies about that

Some of them cries about that

But everything fight about a spoonful

That spoon, that spoon, that

It could be a spoonful of water

Save you from the desert sand

But a spoon of lead from my .45

Save you from another man

Men lies about that

Some of them cries about that

Some of them dies about that

Everybody fightin' about a spoonful

That spoon, that spoon, that