It could be a spoonful of diamond Could be a spoonful of gold Just a little spoon of your precious love Satisfy my soul Men lies about little Some of 'em cries about little Some of 'em dies about littles Everything fight about a spoonful That spoon, that spoon, that sp 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 Men lies about that Some of 'em dies about that Some of 'em cries about that But everything fight about a spoonful That spoon, that spoon, that Ooh ooh, fight about spoonfuls Ooh ooh, fight about a spoonful It could be a spoonful of water Save you from the desert sand But one spoon of lead from forty-five Save you from another man A Men lies about that Some of 'em cries about that Some of 'em dies about that Everybody fightin' about a spoonful That spoon, that spoon, that