[Verse 1]

It could be a spoonful of diamond

Could be a spoonful of gold

Just a little spoon of your precious love

Satisfy my soul

[Chorus]

Men lies about little

Some of them cry about little

Some of them die about little

Everything fights about a spoonful

That spoon, that spoon, that

[Verse 2]

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

[Chorus]

Men lies about that

Some of them die about that

Some of them cry about that

But everything fights about a spoonful

That spoon, that spoon, that

[Guitar solo: Hubert Sumlin]

[Verse 3]

It could be a spoonful of water

Save you from the desert sand

But one spoon of lead from 45

Save you from another man

[Chorus]

Men lie about that

Some of them cry about that

Some of them diel about that

Everybody fightin' about a spoonful

That spoon, that spoon, that ...