Cocaine in My Brain Lyrics

[Intro]
Hey Jim, Jim, just a minute, ya
I want you to spell for me something
I want you to spell for me "New York", man
Why do you want me to spell New York, man?
I just want you to spell for me "New York"
Can you do that, man?
Sure, man, I can spell New York
Well, go ahead, man
N-E-W-Y-O-R-K, that's New York, man
No, man, you've made a mistake, man
I'm going to teach you the right way and the proper way to spell New York, man (Well, go ahead, man)
A knife, a fork, a bottle and a cork
That's the way we spell New York, man

You see, no matter where I treat my guest
They always like my kitchen best

[Verse 1]
'Cause I've cocaine running around my brain
I've cocaine running around my brain
I want to dig me soul brothers and soul sisters
I want you to hold me tight 'cause I'm out of sight and I'm dynamite
I've got cocaine running around my brain
I've got cocaine running around my brain

[Chorus]
Man-oh-man, I've gotta be on the run
Because I've got to meet the setting sun
I've got a whole, a whole lot of cocaine
Just running around my brain, I've got cocaine
[Verse 2]
Hey Jim, Jim, just a minute, ya
I want you spell for me something, Jim
I want you spell for me New York
A knife, a fork, a bottle and a cork
That's the way we spell New York
Knife, a fork, a bottle and a cork
That's the way we spell New York

Ride on, huh, ride on
Ride on, huh, ride on

[Bridge]
Whenever time I walk in the rain
Man-oh-man, it make me feel a burning pain
Keep on burning in my bloody brain

[Verse 3]
I've got cocaine running around my brain
I've got cocaine running around my brain
No matter where I treat my guests
They always like my kitchen best
Because I've got a whole lot of cocaine
Just running around my brain
A knife, a fork, a bottle and a cork
That's the way we spell New York
A knife, a fork, a bottle and a cork
That's the way we spell New York

Ride on, ride on, ride on, ride on
I've got cocaine, cocaine
Cocaine, cocaine, cocaine, cocaine
Running around my brain
[Chorus]
I want you to dig me soul brothers and soul sisters
I want you to hold tight 'cause I'm out of sight and I'm dynamite
I've got cocaine running around my brain
I've got cocaine running around my brain
I've got cocaine running around my brain

[Bridge]
Hey, Jim, Jim, just a minute
Just a minute, just a minute
Just a minute, just a minute

[Verse 4]
Cocaine, Lord, it's cocaine
Yeah, it's cocaine, I want cocaine
Lord, I want cocaine (Huh)
That's cocaine, and that's cocaine
Running around my brain
Running around my brain
Cocaine, cocaine, cocaine (Yeah)

[Outro]
Man-oh-man, I've gotta be on the run
Because I've got to meet that setting sun
And I've got a whole lot of cocaine just running around my brain
I've got cocaine, cocaine, cocaine
Cocaine, cocaine, cocaine, cocaine, cocaine

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“Cocaine in My Brain” (stylized as “Cokane In My Brain”) is a song written and performed by the Jamaican musician Dillinger. It was released as a single from his second studio album CB 200 in 1976 by Island Records. The song was produced by Joseph “Jo Jo” Hoo Kim, who used samples of People’s Choice’s “Do It Any Way You Wanna” and Enoch Light’s “Hijack”.

“Cokane in My Brain” is Dillinger’s most successful single, reaching number one in the Netherlands, number two in Belgium and number 35 in Germany.

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Channel One Recording Studio
Release Date
1976
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