Cream never wanted “The Coffee Song” to be released. Fresh Cream was initially released in 1966, whilst “The Coffee Song” only started making an appearance around 1974, in the Polydor reissue of Fresh Cream along with “Wrapping Paper”. In Scandinavia, a mono of the song was mixed with “Wrapping Pape...
[Verse 1]
There's a full-time Reservation Made in a bar at the railway station
And there's a story, A kind of fable On a card at the corner table
On it is a message, been there some time
It starts off, "The coffee tasted so fine..."
[Verse 2]
It says, "One day This may find you; These few words may just remind you
We sat here together just to pass time;
You said how the coffee tasted so fine."
It goes on to say, "I love you If you should find this, I must hear from you."
[Bridge]
It gives a number, but the name has faded away
All that is left are just the words, "Maybe someday..."
[Verse 3/Outro]
That's the story and the fable
Never leave alone from a corner table
Doo-doo-doo, doo, doo-doo-doo, doo
Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo-doo, doo
Doo-doo-doo-doo...
The Coffee Song was written by Tony Colton & Ray Smith.
The Coffee Song was produced by Robert Stigwood.