An' my belly is craving, I got 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 cod'ine
An' it's real, an' it's reel, one more time

Well, when I was a young girl, I learned not to care
Off whiskey and frolic I often did swear
My mother and father said whiskey's a curse
But the fate of their baby was a million times worse
An' it's real, an' it's reel, one more time

Stay away from the cities, stay away from the towns
Stay away from the men pushin' the codeine around
Stay away from the stores where the remedy's supplied
For better your pain than be caught on cod'ine
An' it's real, an' it's reel one more time

You'll forget you're a woman, you'll forget about men
Try it just once and you'll try it again
You'll forget about living, you'll forget about time
And you'll live off your days as a slave to cod'ine
An' it's real, an' it's reel one more time

But if I die tomorrow, still one thing I've done
I've heeded the warning I got when I was young
My one satisfaction that comes when I think
Is I'm living my life without bendin' to drink
An' it's real, an it's reel one more time
An' my belly is craving, I got shaking in my head
I feel like I'm dyin' an' I wish I were dead
If I live till tomorrow, that'll be a long time
For I'll reel and I'll fall and I'll die on cod'ine
An' it's real, an' it's reel, one more time
An' it's real, an' it's reel, one more time