Rolling Stones - Sister Morphine Lyrics

Sister Morphine

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Lyrics

Here I lie in my hospital bed
Tell me, Sister Morphine, when are you coming round again?
Oh, I don't think I can wait that long
Oh, you see that I'm not that strong

The scream of the ambulance is sounding in my ears
Tell me, Sister Morphine, how long have I been lying here?
What am I doing in this place?
Why does the doctor have no face?

Oh, I can't crawl across the floor
Ah, can't you see, Sister Morphine, I'm trying to score

Well it just goes to show
Things are not what they seem
Please, Sister Morphine, turn my nightmares into dreams
Oh, can't you see I'm fading fast?
And that this shot will be my last

Sweet Cousin Cocaine, lay your cool cool hand on my head
Ah, come on, Sister Morphine, you better make up my bed
'Cause you know and I know in the morning I'll be dead
Yeah, and you can sit around, yeah and you can watch all the
Clean white sheets stained red.
Released: 23 April 1971
Recorded: May - June, 1969
Genre: Rock
Length: 5:31
Label: Rolling Stones/Atlantic
Writer: Jagger/Richards/Marianne Faithfull
Producer: Jimmy Miller
"Quite an eery feel to it."

Personnel

Lead Vocal: Mick Jagger
Acoustic Guitar: Keith Richards
Slide Guitar: Ry Cooder
Bass: Bill Wyman
Drums: Charlie Watts
Piano: Jack Nitzsche

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