And my belly is craving, I got a shakin' in my head
I feel like I'm dyin' an' I wish I was dead
If I lived till tomorrow that'll be a long time
But I'll reel and I'll fall and I'll rise on cod'ine
And it's reel, and it's real, one more time

Well when I was a young girl I learned not to care
For whiskey and from it I often did swear
My mother and father said " whiskey's a curse "
But the fate of their baby was many times worse
And it's reel, and it's real, one more time

Stay away from the cities, stay away from the towns
Stay away from the man pushin' codine around
Stay away from the stores where the remedy is fine
Far better your pain than be caught on cod'ine
And it's reel, and it's real, one more time

You'll forget your a woman, you'll forget about men
Try it just once, an' you'll try it again
You'll forget about life, you'll forget about time
And you'll live off your days as a slave to cod'ine
And it's reel, and it's real, one more time

But if I die tomorrow, still one thing I've done
I've heeded the warning that I got when I was young
My one satisfaction it comes when I think
That I'm living my life without bending to drink
And it's reel, and it's real, one more time

Repeat verse 1