escrito por willie dixon, foi gravado por chester arthur burnett em 1960.
chester tinha dois metros de altura, pesava cento e muitos quilos e dele se dizia que parecia um grande lobo a uivar (uma alcunha que vingou). há uma cover célebre por parte dos cream de eric clapton, que muito contribuiu para que este azul seja hoje um standard incontornável.




It could be a spoonful of diamonds
It could be a spoonful of gold
Just a little spoon of your precious love
Will satisfy my soul.

Men lie about that spoonful
Some cry about that spoonful
Some die about that spoonful
Everybody fight about a spoonful
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful

It could be a spoonful of coffee
It could be a spoonful of tea
But one little spoon of your precious love
Is good enough for me

Men lie about that spoonful
Some cry about that spoonful
Some die about that spoonful
Everybody fight about a spoonful
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful

It could be a spoonful of water
To save you from the desert sand
But one spoon of lead from my forty-five
Will save you from another man

Men lie about that spoonful
Some cry about that spoonful
Some die about that spoonful
Everybody fight about a spoonful
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful