Now I'm a fella with a heart of gold The ways of a gentleman I've been told The kind of a fella that wouldn't even harm a flea
But if me and a certain character met That guy that invented that cigarette I'd murder that son of a gun in the first degree
Well not because I don't smoke myself I don't reckon they'll harm your health I've smoked all my life and I'm not dead yet
But nicotine slaves are all the same At a pettin' party or a poker game Everything's gonna stop while they have a cigarette
Smoke Smoke Smoke that cigarette
Puff Puff Puff And if you smoke yourself to death Tell Saint Peter at the golden gate That you hate to make him wait But you just got to have another cigarette
Now in a game of chance the other night Old Dame Fortune was doing me right The kings and queens just kept on comin' round
Then I got a phone I bet 'em high But my bluff didn't work on a certain guy He just kept on raisin' and layin' that money down
Yeah he'd raise me and I'd raise him I sweated blood gotta sink or swim He finally called but he didn't raise the bet
I said aces full pal How 'bout you He said well I-I'm gonna tell you in a minute or two But right now I got to have a cigarette
Smoke Smoke Smoke that cigarette
Puff Puff Puff And if you smoke yourself to death
Tell Saint Peter at the golden gate That you hates to make him wait But you just gotta have another cigarette
Now the other night I had a date With the cutest little gal in the 48 states A high bred up-town fancy little dame
She said she loved me And it seemed to me That things were about like they oughtta be So hand in hand we strolled down lover's lane
She was oh so far from a cake of ice Our smoochin' party was going nice So help me Hannah I think I've been there yet
I'd give her a kiss and a little squeeze And she said "Phil would you excuse me please I just got to have a cigarette "
Smoke Smoke Smoke that cigarette
Puff Puff Puff And if you smoke yourself to death Tell Saint Peter at the golden gate That you hate to make him wait But you just got to have another cigarette
Puff Puff Puff And if you smoke yourself to death Tell Saint Peter at the golden gate That you hate to make him wait But you just got to have another cigarette