Proper Cup of Coffee

A Sultan sat on his oriental mat,
in his harem in downtown Persia,
He took one sip of his coffee,
just a drip, and he said to his servant Kersia,
Ah, curse ya, curse ya, curse ya,
That’s the worst cup of coffee in Persia!
'Cause…
All I want is a proper cup of coffee,
made from a proper copper coffee pot.
I might be off my nut,
but I want a proper cup of coffee
from a proper copper pot.
Iron coffee pots and tin coffee pots,
they’re no good to me!
If I can’t have a proper cup of coffee
from a proper copper coffee pot,
I’ll throw you in the sea."
In old Baghdad, in old Baghdad, in old Baghdad, in old Baghdad,
In old Baghdad very often I have had cups of coffee by the dozen
And you all should make my coffee just as good
and without my blasted cussing.
Oh, curse ya, curse ya, curse ya,
It’s the awful-lest coffee in Persia!
Oh what I want is a proper cup of coffee,
made from a proper copper coffee pot.
I might be off my nut,
but I want a proper cup of coffee
from a proper copper pot.
Brass coffee pots, glass coffee pots
They’re no good to me
If I can’t have a proper cup of coffee
From a proper copper coffee pot,
I’ll have a cup of tea!
I’ll have a cup of tea.