I know there's a lot of talk going around today About cigarette smoke and whittlin' your life away I've seen it and I've heard it so many times That finally it just started to pray on my mind I guess it scared me a little bit That's why I decided I was going to quit So while I was sitting here forming my battle plan I took another puff and turned on the fan I just sat there in my easy chair And thought of all the money I've wasted on cigarettes all these years I thought how I'd spend the rest of my days After I kick this habit my body craves I said to myself this ain't gonna be so tough And with that little bit of insurance I took another puff I took a puff I puffed then I ripped off another puff I decided I about had about enough That breaking this habit won't be too tough Now I gave a lot of thought to this thing If I didn't smoke cigarettes I'd feel just like a king Besides with the price going up every day I knew I was just throwing all my good money away You know I ain't lit one in an hour or so Just wanted to make sure I could quit you know I was thinking maybe I ought to write all this down And put it in a song kinda circulate it around Can't ever tell it might make a hit not after they call a little bit Can you imagine me a hit songwriter Now where'd I put that cigarette lighter After all it's a habit and a habit you can break
Just a little bit of willpower son that's all it takes I said to myself you gotta be tough And with that little bitty wisdom I took another puff I took a puff and I puffed then I ripped off another puff I decided boy this ain’t gonna be tough besides I'd just about had enough I'm about ready to quit this rotten habit anyway Oh I think they ought to take it off the television it looks too good I like them skinny ones with the filter Give it to me give it to me take a rest I say if I quit smoking what'll I do maybe I'll eat Maybe I'll eat cigarettes Oh I love it I love it I love it I love it I love it Chester B don't smoke he smokes logs Makes you laugh funny too oh my throat's scratching Lord I wish I could think of something bad to say about cigarettes Boo on cigarettes ha ha ha Don't smoke don't smoke don't smoke You quit smokin' that'll leave more for me I love it I love it no I don't love cigarettes Don’t misunderstand me I hate cigarettes Makes you cough when you don't smoke it makes you shake I don't know what's worse to shake or to cough I think I'll make me a cough shake Son did you ever smoke oh I remember one time I quit smoking I quit for three months My wife left me so did my children she took my house and left It was a mobile home ha ha