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Colorado Cool-Aid

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Colorado Cool-Aid was released on January 1, 1978 by Legacy Recordings as a part of the album Take This Job and Shove It

Song Details

AlbumTake This Job and Shove It

Release DateJanuary 1, 1978

LabelLegacy Recordings

LanguageEnglish

Melodicness

Acousticness

Valence

Danceability

Energy

BPM91

OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Johnny Paycheck

Johnny Paycheck

Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Phil Thomas

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Billy Sherrill

Producer

Lou Bradley

Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Well, I was sittin' in this beer joint down in Houston, Texas

Was drinkin' Colorado Kool-Aid and talkin' to some Mexicans

And we was, what's that you say?

What's Colorado Kool-Aid?

[Verse 2]

Well, it's a can of Coors, brewed from a mountain stream

It'll set your head on fire and make your kidneys scream

Oh, it sure is fine

Yeah, we was havin' ourselves one of them real good times

[Verse 3]

But you know every beer joint that you've ever been in

Some big mean drunk, who just ain't got no friend

Sure enough, he wants to fight

Yeah, he's gonna whip everything in sight

[Verse 4]

Well, he took him a big, cold swallow of beer

And he walked over and spit in my Mexican friend's ear

And, sure enough, that made my buddy real mad

That's somethin' like he ain't never had

[Verse 5]

Well, sir, he pulled out a big long switch blade knife

Quick as a whistle, he began to slice

And that big mean drunk stood back, his face full of tears

Lookin' down at the floor, one of his ears

[Verse 6]

Ha, he cut that thing off even with the sideburn

You might say the little Mexican fella, he just didn't give a durn

But he was a gentleman about it, bent over, and with a halfway grin

Picked it up and handed it back to him

[Verse 7]

He said, "Now big man, you get the urge to spit a little beer

Just open up your hand there, and spit it in your own ear

Won't be no trouble that way"

That's what I heard him say

[Verse 8]

And I said, "Barmaid

Set us up a round of that Colorado Kool-Aid

While you're up there

Bring this big fella here a box of Band-Aids"

[Verse 9]

Now let me tell you, if you're ever ridin' down in south Texas

And decide to stop and drink some Colorado Kool-Aid, and maybe talk to some Mexicans

And you get the urge to get a little tough

Better make damn sure you got your knife-proof ear muffs

[Verse 10]

Hey, ain't that right, big man?

I said, ain't that right, big man?

Ah, hell, he can't hear

Not on this side anyway, he ain't got no ear

[Verse 11]

Hey, barmaid

Bring us all a big, tall glass of that Colorado Kool-Aid, how 'bout it?

How you doin', big man?

Still got your ear there in your hand? Ah, yeah

Written by: P. Thomas, Phil Sidney Thomas

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