A is for alcohol, ruin of mothers
it's a drug but it's legal, unlike many others
A's also for acid, from fungus on grain
while the bread feeds your body, the trip feeds your brain

B's for Barbituate, chills out your head
cos there isn't much warmth when your friends find you dead!
B's also bufotenin, go lick a toad
it may give your mind a new area code

C is for cannabis, herb of the gods
which the state makes illegal, the arrogant sods
C's also for charlie, it's harmless they say
while their souls and their noses are rotting away

D's for datura, Don Juans little smoke
but it's only for Shamans, it isn't a joke
D's also dimethyl, of tryptamine fame
come talk with the Faeries, they all know your name.

E is for ecstacy (oddly enough)
the high is orgasmic, but the comedowns are rough
E's also ephedra, known to Mormons as tea
but it's made into speed down in old Tennessee

F is for fun cos it's often forgotten
we wouldn't take drugs if they made you feel rotten
F's also for fungus, we're back on the 'shroom
but there's so many of them I thought I'd make room

G is for gurning and pulling of faces
cos stimulants stimulate all kinds of places
G's also for guru, there's been loads of those
but it's just the drugs talking, so put on your clothes

H is for heroin, nicer than life
say hello to a habit, and bye to your life
H is also for hype which I've added because
it 'aint drugs that kill folks, stupidity does

I is for Ibogaine, good for addiction
but the shrinks ignore fact for their own brand of fiction
I's also for ignorance, see the above
cos the shrinks and the pharmers are all hand in glove

J is for joints, bizarrely enough,
my favourite method of having a puff,
J'a also a joke, cos a good sense of humour
is needed when drug law's dictated by rumour

K is for Ketamine, go grab a couch
cos who wants to party when you can go gouch
K's also for Kingskin, cos let's not forget
it's not made for drugs, just a long cigarette(!).

L is for laudanam, Coleridges muse
just don't wake him up when he's having a snooze
L's also Lophophora, a shaman's selection
it's rumoured to open the doors of perception

M's for myristicin, stoned on a spice
but I would't do nutmeg, nerve damage ain't nice
M's also for morphine, the blood of the poppy
even old queen Vic took it when pain made her stroppy

N is for nicotine, worst drug of all
but it makes people rich, so the herb takes the fall
N's also for nitrous, can help win a race
but who cares who's won when you're out of your face

O is for oxygen, keeps us alive
but too much makes you buzz like a bee in a hive
O's also for opium, poppies again
it's like warm comfy slippers that fit on your brain

P's for psychosis, the whole world is mad,
but the herb makes you see, so the herb must be bad!
P's also for patchouli, oil of the hippy
(if you're idea of hip's nice clean clothes and some lippy)

Q is for quaaludes, once called panty droppers
you bring the 'ludes man, and I'll bring the poppers
Q's also for quality, that's what is lost
when the trade is black market (and triple the cost)

R is for research, now that's what is lacking
when the researchers all have big pharms as their backing
R's also religion, cos of this I am sure
REAL religious belief has some plant at it's core

S is for scandal, how dare you take drugs
now go and get bladdered like good little thugs
S is also for strychnine - they put it in trips
that's one urban myth that's still on people's lips

T is for thornapple: witches and potions
it's datura, you know - so they fly with their lotions
T's also for telly, cos culture is dead
and it only makes sense when you're out of your head

U is for uppers, the king of them's speed
for facing the comedown you'll need lot's of weed
U's also for ultram, a tramadol type
it's lovely and warm and is nice with a pipe

V is for valium, easier letter
it screws up your life, when you're m