Black Coffee

Paul Francis Webster / Sonny Burke

I'm feelin' mighty lonesome
Haven't slept a wink
I walk the floor
And watch the door
And in between I drink
Black coffee
Love's a hand-me-down brew
I'll never know a Sunday
In this weekday room

I'm talking to the shadows
Of one o'clock before
And Lord how slow the months ago
When all I do is pour
Black coffee
Since the blues caught my eye
I'm hanging out on the move
My Sunday dreams to dry

Now a man is born to go lovin'
A woman's born to weep and fret
To stay home and tend her oven
And drown her past regrets
In coffee and cigarettes

I'm leavin' on the mornin'
Mournin' all the night
And in between, it's nicotine
And not much heart to fight
Black coffee
Feelin' low as the ground
It's drivin' me crazy
This waitin' for my baby
To maybe come around
To maybe come around
Pour me black coffee
And I'll come around

Trivia about the song Black Coffee by Julie London

On which albums was the song “Black Coffee” released by Julie London?
Julie London released the song on the albums “Around Midnight” in 1960, “Julie's Golden Greats” in 1963, “Julie... at Home / Around Midnight” in 1996, “Sophisticated Lady” in 1998, “Wild, Cool & Swingin'” in 1999, “The Best of Julie London” in 2002, and “Very Best of Julie London” in 2006.
Who composed the song “Black Coffee” by Julie London?
The song “Black Coffee” by Julie London was composed by Paul Francis Webster and Sonny Burke.

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