Cold, cold, cold
Cold, cold, cold
Freezing it was freezing in that hotel
I had no, money, my special friend was gone
The TV set was busted so she went along
I called room service, I'm down here on
My knees, a peach, or a pear or a coconut please
But they was cold

Well it's been a month since I seen my girl
Or a dime to make the call 'cause it passed
Me up or it passed me by or I couldn't decide
At all and I'm mixed up, I'm so mixed up
Don't you know I'm lonely and I wish the world
Would get off my case and get on one of its own

Cold, cold, cold
Cold, cold, cold
That woman was freezing, freezing cold
Well I tried everything to warm her up
Now I'm living in the cold hotel 'cause
She passed me up or she passed me by or I
Couldn't decide at all, Oh I'm mixed up
Yes I'm mixed up, don't you know I'm lonely
of all the things I had to do I had to fall
In love you know she's cold

Turn your clock back woman when you see me
Comin' round, my feet don't even, don't even
Touch the ground
Don't be cold, don't be cold
Don't be cold, don't be cold


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  • +1
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    "Don't you know I'm lonely and I wish the world Would get off my case and get on one of its own"

    arguably the greatest lyric ever.

    pton October 25, 2006   Link
  • +1
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    Not everyone can enjoy Little Feat...pretty much anyone without a soul. Lowell George is one of the greatest. Too close to the skin for some people, but he keeps it real.

    71cuttyon January 26, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    to classic.

    pretty gay ~ the ultimate idiot insult.

    perfect. You have to have a fearless open heart and mind for this #. a great one to be sure

    pton February 13, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    There is minor error in the first stanza, seventh line...it should read:

    "My knees, for a peach, or a pear, or a coconut please"

    Another in the second stanza, first line...it should read:

    "It's been a month since I had a toke"

    or at least in most of the versions I've heard...

    BoneBoneon August 10, 2011   Link
  • -2
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    Not arguably at all, its pretty gay.

    Keithmeisteron October 25, 2006   Link

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