CAFFEINE, NICOTINE, BENZEDRINE (AND WISH ME LUCK)
(Bill Hayes / Bill Howard / Betty Mackey)


Nat Stuckey - 1970
Gary Stewart - 1975
Jerry Reed - 1980

Also recorded by: Bud Brewer



Been pushin' that diesel since early dawn
Ain't had no sleep, don't know how long
A whole lotta trouble makin' them curves
Now I need a little something to settle my nerves

Hey little waitress, make my coffee strong
A pack of king size filters and a country song
A little box of whiteys to help pick me up
Caffeine, nicotine, benzedrine and wish me luck

Rollin' down the highway with heavy eyes
I saw a lit up billboard, had you advertised
Everything for the trucker, lots o' parkin' space
And the sign out front says this here is the place

Hey little waitress, make my coffee strong
A pack of king size filters and a country song
A little box of whiteys to help pick me up
Caffeine, nicotine, benzedrine and wish me luck

Well I got hung over, left Chicago late
And the big bossman don't like to wait
Memphis in the mornin', got to burn the wind
And I ain't a gonna make it in the shape that I'm in

Hey little waitress, make my coffee strong
A pack of king size filters and a country song
A little box of whiteys to help pick me up
Caffeine, nicotine, benzedrine and wish me luck
Caffeine, nicotine, benzedrine and wish me luck



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - July 2018)