This song contrasts the ten-cent cup of "Joe" with the Coffee Culture of today.
Robert L. Foster
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I CAN RECALL,
WHEN COFFEE WAS CALLED “JOE.”
AND FOAM WAS IN YOUR MATTRESS,
AND WE ALL SMOKED DOPPIO.
AND MOCHA WAS A COLOR,
THAT ONLY SISSIES LIKED.
AND REAL MEN DIDN’T WEAR SPANDEX,
WHEN THEY RODE THEIR FANCY BIKES.
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IT’S SO… AMERICANO.
WITH ITS HISSING STEAM,
YOU CAN’T HAVE TOO MUCH SUGAR,
YOU CAN’T HAVE TOO MUCH CREAM. (repeat)
I CAN REMEMBER WHEN “NO ROOM,”
MEANT THE MOTEL, IT WAS FULL.
AND DOUBLE CUPS WERE IN PLAYBOY,
AND COFFEE WASN’T COOL.
AND CARMEL FRAPACCINO,
SHE MOVED HERE FROM THE BRONX,
AND HER BROTHER MACCHIATO,
RAN THE LOCAL HONKY TONK.
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I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT “LATTE,”
WAS A WORD YOU USED WITH “DAHS.”
AND THAT AN ESPRESSO,
WAS A ROAD FOR ITALIAN CARS.
I EVEN THOUGHT “TAZO”,
WELL, SHE WAS TARZAN’S WIFE.
THEN I CAME TO STARBUCKS,
AND THAT’S WHEN I SAW THE “LITE”.
(c)2006 Robert L. Foster
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