Take a Whiff on Me

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"Take a Whiff On Me"
Published	1934 by John Lomax and Alan Lomax
Language	English
Recorded by	Leadbelly, Cisco Houston, Woody Guthrie

"Take a Whiff on Me" (Roud 10062) is an American folk song, with references to the use of cocaine. It is also known as "Cocaine Habit Blues".

Contents 1 History 2 Recordings 3 Print versions 4 Cinema and television 5 Pop culture 6 References

[edit] History

This song was collected by John and Alan Lomax from Iron Head and Lead Belly, as well as other sources.

[edit] Recordings

• Woody Guthrie Muleskinner Blues: The Asch Recordings, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings SFW 40101 1997
• Lonnie Donegan's "Have a Drink on Me" (on the album "Puttin' On the Style") is a sanitised version of the song.
• The Greenbriar Boys on "Ragged But Right!" 1964
• The Byrds December 1970, and There is a Season 2006 box set
• The Flying Burrito Brothers The Red Album
• The White Stripes Under Blackpool Lights 2004
• Old Crow Medicine Show Big Iron World 2006
• Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions (Jerry Garcia) on "Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions"

[edit] Print versions

• American Ballads and Folk Songs, John Lomax and Alan Lomax, 1934 as "Honey, Take a Whiff on Me"

[edit] Cinema and television

[edit] Pop culture

The title of the song is quoted in the song "Dead Skunk" in the line "take a whiff on me, that ain't no rose!"

The song is the basis for reggae artist Dillinger's 1976 hit "Cokaine In My Brain".

[edit] References

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