Tom: Am
Am E7
A Sultan sat on his oriental mat, in his harem in downtown Persia
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He took a sip of coffee, just a drip, and he said to his servant Kersia
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"Ah, curse ya, curse ya, curse ya! That's the worst cup of coffee in Persia!"
G
Cause...
[Chorus]
C G C
All I want is a proper cup of coffee, made in a proper copper coffee pot
G C G C
I may be off my dot, but I want a proper coffee in a proper copper pot
C C F
Iron coffee pots and tin coffee pots, they are no use to me!
C G C F C G C
If I can't have a proper cup of coffee in a proper copper coffee pot, I'll have a cup of tea!
[Break]
Am / N.C.
"Ya got it? well join right in!"
[Verse]
Am E7
In days of old when knights and men were bold, and whiskey was much cheaper
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Ben Turpin rode to a coffee shop and showed his pistols to the keeper
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He said, "Stand and deliver! Can't you see that I'm all aquiver?"
G
Cause...
[Chorus]
C G C
All I want is a proper cup of coffee, made in a proper copper coffee pot
G C G C
I may be off my dot, but I want a proper coffee in a proper copper pot
C C F
Iron coffee pots and tin coffee pots, they are no use to me!
C G C F C G C
If I can't have a proper cup of coffee in a proper copper coffee pot, I'll have a cup of tea!
[Verse]
Am E7
When Bonaparte found that he was in the cart and he lost that Waterloo fight
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He gave his sword to Wellington, my Lord, and he said "Those British can't half fight!
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Now you've had your Waterloo, sir, tell me what am I having with you, sir?"
G
Cause...
[Chorus]
C G C
All I want is a proper cup of coffee, made in a proper copper coffee pot
G C G C
I may be off my dot, but I want a proper coffee in a proper copper pot
C C F
Iron coffee pots and tin coffee pots, they are no use to me!
C G C F C G C
If I can't have a proper cup of coffee in a proper copper coffee pot, I'll have a cup of tea!
[Break]
C / N.C
"Well, we didn't exactly expect you to sing along with that last part since
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It was in French. This is your last chance, however it is the people's magazine
Am / N.C.
Version of this song, and it goes like this:"
[Verse]
Am E7
Now King Solomon and his queen would carry on, so we heard in the ancient scandals
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He bought her lots of silver coffee pots with diamond legs and handles
G C G/C
And said the Queen of Sheba, "I'd rather have any old tea-bag."
G
Cause...everybody!
[Chorus]
C G C
All I want is a proper cup of coffee, made in a proper copper coffee pot
G C G C
I may be off my dot, but I want a proper coffee in a proper copper pot
C C F
Iron coffee pots and tin coffee pots, they are no use to me!
C G C F C G C
If I can't have a proper cup of coffee in a proper copper coffee pot, I'll have a cup of tea!
N.C.
(speeds up here)
C G C
All I want is a proper cup of coffee, made in a proper copper coffee pot
G C G C
I may be off my dot, but I want a proper coffee in a proper copper pot
C C F
Iron coffee pots and tin coffee pots, they are no use to me!
C G C F C G C
If I can't have a proper cup of coffee in a proper copper coffee pot, I'll have a cup of tea!
C G C
All I want is a proper cup of coffee, made in a proper copper coffee pot
G C G C
I may be off my dot, but I want a proper coffee in a proper copper pot
C C F
Iron coffee pots and tin coffee pots, they are no use to me!
C G C F C G C
If I can't have a proper cup of coffee in a proper copper coffee pot, I'll have a cup of tea!
