Black Coffee (1948 song)

Black Coffee is a popular song composed in 1948 by Sonny Burke, with lyrics by Paul Francis Webster. It is a jazz standard frequently performed by a wide variety of artists. The song is a bluesy lament about the pain of loneliness and unrequited love, fueled by copious amounts of black coffee. The lyrics depict a woman's despair as she waits for her lover, the black coffee serving as both a comfort and a symbol of her sleepless, sorrowful state. The song's melancholic melody and relatable lyrics have cemented its place in the American songbook.