40 Cups of Coffee

Pace the floor, stop and stare I drink a cup of coffee and start to combin' out my hair I drink forty cups of coffee Forty cups of coffee Forty cups of coffee, waiting for you to come home A quarter to twelve, you're still not in The way you run around is a doggone sin I drink forty cups of coffee Forty cups of coffee Forty cups of coffee, waiting for you to come home A quarter to three, I start watching the clock The phone won't ring, so I'm waiting for your knock I drink forty cups of coffee Forty cups of coffee Forty cups of coffee, waiting for you to come home A quarter to four, you ain't got home yet I try to be cool and smoke a cigarette I drink forty cups of coffee Forty cups of coffee Forty cups of coffee, waiting for you to come home You knock on the door about a quarter to five I want to hug and kiss you and say, "I'm glad you're still alive" I drink forty cups of coffee Forty cups of coffee Forty cups of coffee, but I'm glad you finally came home