FIVE CUPS OF COFFEE (FIVE CUPS OF TEA)

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Song Title
FIVE CUPS OF COFFEE (FIVE CUPS OF TEA)
Writers
Carter
Publisher
FOLKWAYS MUSIC PUBLISHERS, INC. (BMI)
% Publisher Controls
100%
Territory Controlled
WORLD
Themes/Keywords
1950's, Careless, Coffee, Date, Forget, Irony, Meet, Sweetheart, Tea, Upset, Wondering
Lyrics
We made a date
To meet at eight
And now it’s half past three.

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Been drinkin’ five cups of coffee,
Five cups of tea,
Wond’rin’ where, oh where,
Oh where can my sweetheart be?
Five cups of coffee,
Five cups of tea,
Love, oh love, oh careless love,
You made a fool of me.

As I sit here, I shed a tear
From deep inside my soul,
The only sugar that I get
Comes from the sugar bowl.
We made a date to meet right here
At Sloppy Joe’s Café,
Well, I’ve been here for seven hours,
And all that I can say:

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I met my sweetheart at a dance,
We got along just fine,
I swore I was the guy for her,
She promised to be mine.
Don’t give your heart to strangers,
They take it all in vain,
Don't follow love at first sight,
It only brings you pain. You’ll be:

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I leave this sad café behind
And find to my dismay
Another place called Sloppy Joe’s
Just right across the way.
I peek inside the window,
Do you know who I see,
My broken-hearted baby sittin’,
Waitin’ there for me. Now we’re:

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