What I Want Is a Proper Cup of Coffee Songtext
von Trout Fishing in America

It′s now time to perk up, folks, with a song about coffee
This next song is a history of the world
As seen through the proper cup of coffee
It is also a sing-a-long
What we need for you to do is listen to the chorus the first time
And then sing it with us each and every subsequent time after that
A Sultan sat on his oriental mat in his harem in downtown Persia
He took a sip of coffee,
Just a drip, and he said to his servant Kersia
"Ah, curse ya, curse ya, curse ya!
That's the worst cup of coffee in Persia!"
′Cause...
Ok, if you don't know the words, listen up
'Cause this is part we want you all to sing properly
All I want is a proper cup of
Coffee made in a proper copper coffee pot
I may be off my dot but I want a proper coffee in a proper copper pot
Iron coffee pots and tin coffee pots, they are no use to me
If I can′t have a proper cup of coffee in a
Proper copper coffee pot, I′ll have a cup of tea


Have you got it?
In days of old when knights and men
Were bold, and whiskey was much cheaper
Ben Turpin rode to a coffee shop and showed his pistols to the keeper
He said, "Stand and deliver! Can't you see that I′m all aquiver?"
'Cause... Help us out now
All I want is a proper cup of
Coffee made in a proper copper coffee pot
I may be off my dot but I want a proper coffee in a proper copper pot
Iron coffee pots and tin coffee pots, they are no use to me
If I can′t have a proper cup of coffee in a
Proper copper coffee pot, I'll have a cup of tea
When Bonaparte found that he was in
The cart and he lost that Waterloo fight
He gave his sword to Wellington, my Lord,
And he said "Those British can′t half fight!
Now you've had your Waterloo, sir.
Tell me what am I having with you, sir?"
'Cause...
All I want is a proper cup of
Coffee made in a proper copper coffee pot
I may be off my dot but I want a proper coffee in a proper copper pot
Iron coffee pots and tin coffee pots, they are no use to me
If I can′t have a proper cup of coffee in a
Proper copper coffee pot, I′ll have a cup of tea
Well, we didn't reall exactly expect
You to sing along with that last part since
It was entirely in French
This is, however, your last chance to sing along with Trout
And quite possibly the most exciting part of the whole song
Now King Solomon and his queen would
Carry on so we heard in the ancient scandals
He bought her lots of silver coffee pots with diamond legs and handles
And said the Queen of Sheba, "I′d rather have any old tea-bag."
'Cause... okay, sing it by yourselves
All I want is a proper cup of
Coffee made in a proper copper coffee pot
I may be off my dot but I want a proper coffee in a proper copper pot
A lot of people are doing good, Ezra, but many of them are faking it
It′s a lot easier to fake it, folks,
If you do it faster and clap your hands at the same time
Let's go!
All I want is a proper cup of
Coffee made in a proper copper coffee pot
I may be off my dot but I want a proper coffee in a proper copper pot
Iron coffee pots and tin coffee pots, they are no use to me
If I can′t have a proper cup of coffee in a
Proper copper coffee pot, I'll have a cup of tea
Faster now!
All I want is a proper cup of
Coffee made in a proper copper coffee pot
I may be off my dot but I want a proper coffee in a proper copper pot
Iron coffee pots and tin coffee pots, they are no use to me
If I can't have a proper cup of coffee in a