The Coffee Song

Got a cup of coffee,
ain't got all the money
for the electric bill.

Yeah, I got a cup of coffee,
but I ain't got all the money
for the electric bill.

This is a good cup of coffee,
but I ain't going to be able to see it,
once the lights go dim.

I got a cup of coffee,
ain't got all the money
for the electric bill.

I got a cup of coffee,
ain't got all the money
for the electric bill.

When the coffee beans run out,
I'll be out of them, too.

Got a cup of coffee,
ain't got all the money
for the electric bill.

How things doing over at your house?
Are you having trouble keeping your lights on?
Have you got a cup of coffee?
Have you got the money for your electric bill?

We're doing the best with what we got.
We're doing the best with what we got.
God gave some of us more.
God gave some of us less.


I got a cup of coffee,
ain't got all the money
for the electric bill.

I got a smile on my face,
come what will I got a smile on my face.

I got a cup of coffee,
ain't got all the money
for the electric bill.


--Mikel K

(This is a blues song.
A Delta Mississipi blues song,
like Nathan Nelson plays and sings.)

(G Mailed to Les Scarborough
June 24, 2010).

The pretty girl don't want to say hello.
The pretty girl don't want to say hello.
I said hello, but she ain't saying hello back.
Maybe she don't want to be called pretty,
maybe she wants to be call smart.

She was going to be my ride.
She was going to be my ride.
I was going to stay with her,
until it's time to go to the other side.

Pretty girl didn't say hello.
Pretty girl didn't say hello,
and, sometimes, that's just how things go.

I'm gonna be alright.
I'm gonna be alright.
I'm gonna be alright,
even though the pretty girl didn't say hello.

Satisfied
(Mikel K Music)

Well, sometimes, it tastes bitter,
but she keeps me satisfied.
I could probably look around,
and find better,
but she keeps me satisfied.
I might be settling for less,
but she keeps me satisfied.

If you got what you need,
why look for more?
When you already bought your groceries,
why go back to the store?

I got a letter from the dating service,
saying that they got a girl for me.
How can that be, I already got a girl
that keeps me satisfied.

I'm satisfied.
I'm satisfied.
She cooks me dinner at leat once a week,
and when she's getting ready for bed,
she sometimes gives me a peek.

Yeah, I'm satisfied.
I'm satisfied,
that woman used to drive me out of my mind,
but we're both getting old,
hell, I'm almost blind,

but I'm satisfied,
yes, I'm satisfied.
I surely am satisfied.

--Mikel K

(I see this as a blues song,
and I am looking for a blues artist
to work with on it.)

You got your fingers around my throat
and it feels like good loving to me.
You got a knife to my neck,
and I don't need no sympathy.
You got your hand inside my wallet,
and all I can say, baby, is take some more.

I'm hooked like some fellas are to heroin.
I'm hooked like some men are to crack.
I'm hooked; I'm hooked baby,
and I ain't never coming back.

I don't care if the sun don't ever shine again,
I got a woman who says that she is my friend.

I bought my gal a shiny diamond ring
she took it to the man,
he gave her some crack and she smoked it.
My baby smoked my diamond ring.
I gave the jeweler everything I had,
and now I don't have anything.

I gave my baby a diamond ring,
and she smoked it.

Sometimes it makes me feel bitter
when you smile at him.