It could be a spoonful of diamond
Could be a spoonful of gold
Just a little spoon of your precious love
Satisfy my soul

Men lies about little
Some of them cries about little
Some of them dies about littles
Everything fight about a spoonful
That spoon, that spoon, that sp-

It could be a spoonful of coffee
Could be a spoonful of tea
But a little spoon of your precious love
Good enough for me

Men lies about that
Some of them dies about that
Some of them cries about that
But everything fight about a spoonful

That spoon, that spoon, that-

Ooh-ooh, fight about spoonfuls
Ooh-ooh, fight about a spoonful

It could be a spoonful of water
Save you from the desert sand
But one spoon of lead from my forty-five
Save you from another man

Men lies about that
Some of them cries about that
Some of them dies about that
Everybody fightin' about a spoonful

That spoon, that spoon, that-


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Spoonful Lyrics as written by Willie Dixon

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    The best cover of this song was recorded around 1965, by Dion. Its really rare, but I found it on a double CD, 'The Road I'm On'

    babsdaddyon April 10, 2010   Link

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