We could fill a spoon full of coffee We could fill a spoon full of tea Well, just a little spoon of your precious love Is good enough for me. Men lied about that Some of 'em cried about that Some of ' em died about it. Everything's a-fightin' about the spoonful That spoon, that spoon, that spoon. We could fill a spoon full of diamonds We could fill a spoon full of gold Well, just a little spoon of your precious love Will satisfy my soul. Men lied about that Some of 'em cried about that Some of ' em died about it. Well, everything's a-fightin' about the spoonful That spoon, that spoon, that spoon. We could fill a spoon full of water Oh, save them from the desert sands Well, just a little spoon of your precious love Saved you from another man. Men lied about that Some of 'em cried about that Some of ' em died about it. Well, everybody's fightin' about the spoonful That spoon, that spoon, that spoon.