"Strychnine (Live At Max's Kansas City)" lyrics - THE CRAMPS

[Intro:]
You're probably wondering how we got this way
Well, I'll tell you how we got this way
The stuff we've been drinking back there, that's how we got this way
You know what that's got in it?
Anybody know what that's got in it?
[Audience guesses]
It's got that in it, but it's got something else in it
"Carbona!"
There's something else
You know, you guys out there, you got any girlfriends?
Or you girls got any guyfriends out there?
And when you're not with them, you kinda wonder what they're doing, you know?
You wonder if they're messing around or something like that, you know?
Well, you give them a little drink of this, and they got to tell the truth
Now, you know, not only you give them a drink of this, not only will they tell everything they have done
But they're going to tell you what they intend to do
And this secret ingredient that we've got, and we've got the only patent on it
So we're going to sing you this song about right now
Brother Bryan, Sister Ivy, and Sister Miriam are going to play a little tune now, all about this secret ingredient

Some folks like water
Some folks like wine
But I like the taste
Of straight strychnine

You may think it's funny
That I like this stuff
But once you've tried it
You can't get enough
Woow!

The wine is red
Poison is blue
Strychnine is good
For what's a-ailin' you
Aaaahh!

[Guitar solo]

The wine is red
And poison is blue
Strychnine is good
For what's a-ailin' you
Aaaahh!

If you listen to what I say
You'll try strychnine someday
Make you laugh
It'll make you shout
It'll even knock you down
Some folks like water
Some folks like wine
But I like the taste
Of straight strychnine

Strychnine(ay ay)
Strychnine(ay ay)
Strychnine(ay ay)
Strychnine