If You’se a Viper – Stuff Smith and His Onyx Club Boys – 1936

Dreamed about a reefer five feet long.
Mighty Mezz, but not too strong.
You’ll get high, but not for long
‘cause you’se a viper.
Now, I’m the king of everything.
You gotta get high to have that swing.
Light as tea, let it be
‘cause you’se a viper.
Now your throat get dry you know you’re high
Everything is dandy
Truck into the candy store
Bust your konk on peppermint candy
Then you know, you’re body’s spent.
You don’t give a durn if you don’t pay rent.
Sky is high, you’re high
‘cause you’se a viper.