Codine Lyrics

The song Codine is performed by Donovan in the album named Troubadour: The Definitive Collection 1964-1976 in the year 1996 .



An' my belly is cravin', I got a shakin' in my head
I feel like I'm dyin' an' I wish I were dead
If I lived till tomorrow it's gonna be a long time
For I'll reel and I'll fall and rise on codine
An' it's real, an' it's real, one more time

When I was a young man I learned not to care
Wild whiskey in front an' I often did swear
My mother and father said, "Whiskey is a curse
But the fate of their baby, is a many times worse"
An' it's real, an' it's real, one more time

You'll forget your woman, you'll forget about the man
Try it just once, an' you'll try it again
It's sometimes you wonder and it's sometimes you think
That I'm a-livin' my life with abandon to drink
An' it's real, an' it's real, one more time

Stay away from the cities, stay away from the towns
Stay away from the men pushin' the codine around
Stay away from the stores where the remedy is found
I will live a few days as a slave to codine
An' it's real, an' it's real, one more time

An' my belly is cravin', I've got a shakin' in my head
An' I've started heatin' oh, whether my body has said
Stab yourself with the grains of cocaine
An' you'll end up dead or you'll end up insane
An' it's real, an' it's real, one more time

An' my belly is cravin', I've got a shakin' in my head
I feel like I'm dyin' an' I wish I were dead
If I lived till tomorrow it's gonna be a long time
For I'll reel and I'll fall and rise up on codine
An' it's real, an' it's real, one more time
An' it's real, an' it's real, one more time




Donovan - Troubadour: The Definitive Collection 1964-1976

Oct 1996

  1. London Town
  2. Codine
  3. Catch The Wind
  4. Universal Soldier
  5. Colours
  6. Sunshine Superman
  7. Season Of The Witch
  8. The Trip
  9. Guinevere
  10. Breezes Of Patchulie
  11. Museum
  12. Super Lungs
  13. Mellow Yellow
  14. Writer In The Sun
  15. Sand And Foam
  16. Sunny South Kensington
  17. Epistle To Dippy
  18. There Is A Mountain
  19. Wear Your Love Like Heaven
  20. Oh Gosh
  21. The Tinker And The Crab
  22. Poor Cow
  23. Hurdy Gurdy Man
  24. Jennifer Juniper
  25. Teen Angel
  26. Lalena
  27. To Susan On The West Coast Waiting
  28. Atlantis
  29. Barabajagal
  30. Happiness Runs
  31. Celia Of The Seals
  32. Riki Tiki Tavi
  33. Clara Clairvoyant
  34. Roots Of Oak
  35. Maria Magenta
  36. Cosmic Wheels
  37. I Like You
  38. Yellow Star
  39. Rock And Roll Souljer
  40. The Quest
  41. Age Of Treason
  42. What The Soul Desires
  43. Dark-Eyed Blue Jean Angel


Codine