Key: C major
Verse 1
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One night some friends and I
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went out to have us a couple of rounds
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When who should appear there at the door
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but the drunkard of the town
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He came through the door with a rush and a roar
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drinkin’ more than the bar could bring
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Then he ordered up another and an other
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and another and he began to sing
Verse 2
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you ask me once again
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Well if I didn’t drink then how could I
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stand the drunkard that I am
Verse 3
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he said with a smilin’ face
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And I might not be a fool you see so
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I’m tryin to play it safe
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And you ask me why I don’t get
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sober well I’ve tried that before
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Once I got sober and the old hangover
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made me drink that much more
Verse 4
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you ask me once again
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Well if I didn’t drink then how could I
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stand the drunkard that I am
Verse 5
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with many a crash and crack
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Tripped head over heels and landed smack
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in the middle of the railroad track
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Then flat on his belly he began to crawl
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along the old cross tides
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And as he crawled up the railroad track,
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we could hear him cry
Verse 6
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you ask me once again
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Well if I didn’t drink then how could I stand
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the drunkard that I am
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Verse 7
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track for a hundred yards or so
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Then all of a sudden we saw him stop and
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heard him start to moan
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Can someone help me down he said
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I’m drunk out of my mind
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And this is the tallest ladder that
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I’ve ever tried to climb
Verse 8
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Why do I drink oh
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why
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do I drink you ask me once again
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Well if I didn’t drink then how could I
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stand the drunkard that I am
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