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It could be a spoonful of diamonds
Could be a spoonful of gold
Just a little spoon of your precious love
will satisfy my soul
I made lies about a little
Some of 'em cries about a little
Some of 'em dies about a little
Everything's fight about a spoonful
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful
It could be a spoonful of coffee
Could be a spoonful of tea
But a little of your precious love
is good enough for me
Made lies about that
Some of 'em dies about that
Some of 'em cries about that
But everything's fight about a spoonful
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful
(Fightin' 'bout a spoonful)
It could be a spoonful of water
to save you from the desert sand
Bought a little spoon of a 45
to save you from another man
I made lies about that
Some of 'em cries about that
Some of 'em dies about that
Everybody's fightin' about a spoonful
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful
Could be a spoonful of gold
Just a little spoon of your precious love
will satisfy my soul
Some of 'em cries about a little
Some of 'em dies about a little
Everything's fight about a spoonful
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful
Could be a spoonful of tea
But a little of your precious love
is good enough for me
Some of 'em dies about that
Some of 'em cries about that
But everything's fight about a spoonful
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful
to save you from the desert sand
Bought a little spoon of a 45
to save you from another man
Some of 'em cries about that
Some of 'em dies about that
Everybody's fightin' about a spoonful
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful
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The reference is to heroin. Blues men were notorious drug users, much like modern musicians who owe their existence to the blues. The lyrics throw in a few stereotypical blues references like shooting a man over your woman, and some of that "precious love" but the gist is heroin. Wolf was the best blues singer ever. In fact one of the best singers ever period.
Willie Dixon, who wrote the song for Howlin' Wolf, stated unequivocally more than once that the song is not about drugs. It's about lovemaking.
“People who think ‘Spoonful’ was about heroin are mostly people with heroin ideas,” he wrote in his autobiography, I Am The Blues.
When Howlin' Wolf performed it on stage, he often simulated self love and/or rubbed his groin area with a large wooden spoon.
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when i heard this song it made me go WHOA! holy cow this dudes seen some heavy shit. Great song, love his voice