Woke up this morning, alcohol was 'round my bed
Says, «I'm gonna get drunk, I’m gonna have to speak my trouble in mind»
(Verse 3)
Mmm, mmm, (spoken: Oh, moan it a long time) mmm
Mmm, I ain’t gonna be here long (spoken: Moan it a long time, boy)
Says, «I'm leaving town, I’m going to worry you off my mind»
(Verse 4)
I drink so much of Jake, till it done give me the limber leg
(spoken: And that’s sure to mess you up)
Drinking so much of Jake, till it done give me the limber leg
(spoken: Sure messes you up, boy, that)
If I don’t quit drinking it every morning, sure gonna kill me dead (spoken:
You ain’t no lying man)
(Verse 5)
Mmm, mmm
Mmm, (spoken: You ain’t got), alcohol gonna kill me dead
And if it don’t kill me, Lord, it sure gonna put me down
(spoken: You ain’t gotta put 'em on me 'cause you got 'em)
(Verse 6)
I woke up, up this morning, crying, alcohol on my mind
Woke up this morning, alcohol was on my mind
I got them alcohol blues and I can’t rest easy here