I'm a guy with a heart of gold
The ways of a gentleman i've been told
The kind of guy who'd never harm a flea


Me and a certain character met
Man who invented the cigarette

I'd murder that son of a gun in first degree

It ain't 'cause i don't smoke myself

And i don't figure it'll ruin my health
I've been smoking 'em all my life ain't dead yet


But nicotine slaves are all the same
And pettin' party or a poker game
Every thing's gotta stop while i smoke that cigarette


Smoke smoke smoke that cigarette
Puff puff puff and if you puff yourself to death

Tell saint peter at the golden gate
Lord you hate to make him wait
You gotta have another cigarette


Game of chance the other night
Old dame fortune was doing me right

The kings and queens kept on coming round

Now i drew a full abetted high

My bluff didn't work on a certain guy
Kept on betting layin' his money down


He'd raise me and i'd raise him
Sweated blood you gotta sink or swim
Finally called then didn't raise the bet


I said "aces full pal how 'bout you?"
He said "i'll tell you in a minute or two"

Right now i'm gonna light up another cigarette

Smoke smoke smoke that cigarette

Puff puff puff and if you puff yourself to death
Tell saint peter at the golden gate
Oh lord you hate to make him wait

You gotta have another cigarette

The other night i had a date

With the cutest girl in the forty-eight states
Regular fancy kinda dame


Said she loved me seemed to me
Things going the way it is supposed to be
Hand in hand we was strolling down lover's lane


She's oh so far from a keg of ice
Our pettin' party was going nice

So help me hannah i haven't been there yet

But i gave her a hug gave her a squeeze

She said "cody excuse me please
But could i palm one of your cigarettes?"


Smoke smoke smoke that cigarette
Puff puff puff and if you puff yourself to death
Tell saint peter at the golden gate

Now lord hate to make him wait
But you gotta have one more cigarette


Life ain't nothing but a poker game
No two hands quite the same
But i never saw a winner that didn't bet


So if any people tryin' to quit
I ain't gonna criticize you one bit

I'm gonna change my kind of cigarette

Smoke smoke smoke that cigarette

Puff puff puff and if you puff yourself to death
Tell saint peter at the golden gate
Lord you hate it to make him wait
But you gotta have one more cigarette