Cigarettes and Coffee
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About Cigarettes and Coffee
Cigarettes and Coffee is a soul track by Otis Redding, released in 1966 as part of The Soul Album on Stax Records. The song, with a duration of 3:52, features Redding's gritty vocals and southern soul style, establishing an early morning intimate atmosphere. The arrangement incorporates a slow-burning rhythm section, horn accompaniment, and Redding's emotional vocal delivery. The track stands as one of Redding's lesser-known works compared to (Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay and Try a Little Tenderness, though it has received critical acclaim. .
Cigarettes and Coffee Lyrics
[00:12.15] It's early in the morning
[00:17.97] About a quarter 'til three
[00:23.52] I'm sittin' here talkin' with my baby
[00:27.91] Over cigarettes and coffee, now
[00:33.11] And to tell you that
[00:35.94] Darling, I've been so satisfied
[00:43.96] Honey, since I met you
[00:48.22] Baby, since I met you, oh
[00:54.62] All the places that I've been around
[00:59.73] And all the good looking girls I've met
[01:05.31] They just don't seem to fit in
[01:09.77] Knowing it's particularly sad, yeah
[01:15.73] But it seemed so natural, darling
[01:20.43] That you and I are here
[01:26.33] Just talking over cigarettes and drinking coffee, oh
[01:33.48] And oh, my heart cries out
[01:38.85] Love at last I've found you, oh
[01:47.19] And honey, won't you let me?
[01:49.94] Just build my whole life around you?
[01:57.39] And while how complete
[02:01.67] How complete my whole life would be, yeah
[02:08.28] If you would take things under consideration
[02:12.38] And walk down this aisle with me
[02:15.30] And I would love it, yeah
[02:18.73] People, I say it's so early in the morning
[02:24.57] Ooh, it's a quarter 'til three
[02:30.66] We're sittin' here talkin'
[02:34.66] Over cigarettes and drinking coffee, now, Lord
[02:40.61] And I'll like to show you, well
[02:45.24] I've known nothing, but good old joy
[02:51.12] Since I met you, darling
[02:55.47] Honey, since I've met you, baby, yeah
[03:03.91] I would love to have another drink of coffee, now
[03:11.05] And please, darling, help me smoke this one more cigarette, now
[03:21.08] I don't want no cream and sugar
[03:23.93] 'Cause I've got you now, darling
[03:28.29] But just let me enjoy, help me to enjoy
[03:33.35] This good time that we'll have, baby
[03:36.86] It's so early, so early in the morning
[03:41.21] So early, so early in the morning
[03:45.18] And I've got you and you've got me
[03:48.77] And we'll have each other
[03:51.09] And we don't, and we don't want nothing but joy, y'all
[03:55.61] Nothing but joy
[03:57.80]
[00:17.97] About a quarter 'til three
[00:23.52] I'm sittin' here talkin' with my baby
[00:27.91] Over cigarettes and coffee, now
[00:33.11] And to tell you that
[00:35.94] Darling, I've been so satisfied
[00:43.96] Honey, since I met you
[00:48.22] Baby, since I met you, oh
[00:54.62] All the places that I've been around
[00:59.73] And all the good looking girls I've met
[01:05.31] They just don't seem to fit in
[01:09.77] Knowing it's particularly sad, yeah
[01:15.73] But it seemed so natural, darling
[01:20.43] That you and I are here
[01:26.33] Just talking over cigarettes and drinking coffee, oh
[01:33.48] And oh, my heart cries out
[01:38.85] Love at last I've found you, oh
[01:47.19] And honey, won't you let me?
[01:49.94] Just build my whole life around you?
[01:57.39] And while how complete
[02:01.67] How complete my whole life would be, yeah
[02:08.28] If you would take things under consideration
[02:12.38] And walk down this aisle with me
[02:15.30] And I would love it, yeah
[02:18.73] People, I say it's so early in the morning
[02:24.57] Ooh, it's a quarter 'til three
[02:30.66] We're sittin' here talkin'
[02:34.66] Over cigarettes and drinking coffee, now, Lord
[02:40.61] And I'll like to show you, well
[02:45.24] I've known nothing, but good old joy
[02:51.12] Since I met you, darling
[02:55.47] Honey, since I've met you, baby, yeah
[03:03.91] I would love to have another drink of coffee, now
[03:11.05] And please, darling, help me smoke this one more cigarette, now
[03:21.08] I don't want no cream and sugar
[03:23.93] 'Cause I've got you now, darling
[03:28.29] But just let me enjoy, help me to enjoy
[03:33.35] This good time that we'll have, baby
[03:36.86] It's so early, so early in the morning
[03:41.21] So early, so early in the morning
[03:45.18] And I've got you and you've got me
[03:48.77] And we'll have each other
[03:51.09] And we don't, and we don't want nothing but joy, y'all
[03:55.61] Nothing but joy
[03:57.80]
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