Lyrics:

[Verse 1]
Could be a spoonful of diamond
Could be a spoonful of gold
Get a little spoon of your precious love
Sweet enough for my soul

[Chorus]
Men lying over that
Some crying over that
Some dying about little
Everybody's fighting about a spoonful
That spoon, that spoon, that spoon
That spoon, that spoon, that spoon
That spoon, that spoon, that spoon

Wolf, hear me out, let me tell you something, Wolf
Now, you don't know nothing about this spoonful, Muddy Waters
I sing any blues I want to sing
You don't know nothing about that spoonful!
Just watch me!
Well go ahead and let me see what you're doing

[Verse 2]
(Of that spoon, that spoon, that spoon) Could be a spoonful of diamond
(Spoon, that spoon, that spoon) Could be a spoonful of gold
Go ahead, go ahead, Muddy!
(Spoon, that spoon, that spoon) Take a lot of loving
(Spoon, that spoon, that spoon) To satisfied my soul
[Chorus]
People lying about (That spoon) (Ha ha ha)
People dying about (That spoon, some lying) (Woo! All over the world)
Everybody crazy about a spoonful (Oh that spoon, that spoon, that spoonful)
Oh that spoon, that spoon, that spoonful

Hey, Wolf
Hey
Uncle Wolf
Now look, Bo Diddley
Uncle Wolf
Look, Bo Diddley
You don't know nothing about that spoonful
I- I- I- I just want you t–
You and Muddy Waters' out of it
Y'all don't know nothing about it
I know all about it, but Bo Diddley don't know
Well, Uncle Wolf, Uncle Wolf, will you tell me some more about it?
Yeah
Go ahead, I wanna hear you

[Verse 3]
Could be a spoonful of diamond (Yeah!)
It could be a spoonful of that gold ([?])
Get a little spoon of that previous love
Sweet enough for my soul
[Chorus]
Men lying over
Some crying about
(All over the world, Uncle Wolf!)
Some dying over that
Everybody's fighting over a spoonful
That spoon, that spoon, that
Oh that spoon, that spoon, that sp-

Bo Diddley don't know nothing about that, Wolf, but I do
Now sing it, Bo Diddley
Aaaaaaw, go ahead, then. Let me tell you something, Muddy:

[Guitar solo]

[Verse 4]
Could be a slice of cake (Yeah?)
Could be a slice of pie
But whenever I miss my lovin
You know I wish that would die

[Chorus 4]
People crying about that
(You all don't get it, you sure don't know)
People lying about that (That spoonful) (All over the world!)
Oh that spoon, that spoon, that spoonful
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful
Now look, Muddy, let me get it straight
What do you want, Wolf?

[Verse 5]
Could be a spoonful of diamond
It might be a spoonful of gold
Get a little spoon of your precious love
Sweet enough for my soul

[Chorus 5]
Men lying over that
Some crying about
Some dying about that (Dying, over that spoonful)
Some crying over that (That spoonful)
Everybody's fighting over spoonful

[Outro: Howlin Wolf, Muddy Waters, and Bo Diddley]
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful