"Take a Whiff on Me" (Roud 10062) is an American folk song, with references to the use of cocaine.[1] It is also known as "Take a Whiff (on Me)", "Cocaine Habit", and "Cocaine Habit Blues".[2]
This song was collected by John and Alan Lomax from Iron Head and Lead Belly, as well as other sources.[3]
The first recording appears to be the 1930 recording by Memphis Jug Band titled "Cocaine Habit Blues."[4]
Cocaine use was common among black labourers in the Mississippi delta where blues first emerged, and was sold in various ... 'Cocaine Habit Blues (Take a Whiff on Me)', also known as 'Tell it to Me', is usually associated with Leadbelly, ...
Porter wasn't the only composer writing about cocaine in 1934. Huddie Ledbetter wrote a drug song called Take a Whiff On Me. "I'se got a nickel, you'se got a dime. You buy the coke and I'll buy the wine. Cocaine's for horses and not for men.
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