Well, I gotta get drunk and I sure do dread it
'Cause I know just what I'm gonna do
I'm gonna spend my money, calling everybody, honey
Wind up singin' the blues

Spend my whole paycheck on some old wreck
Brother I can name you a few
I gotta get drunk and I sure do dread it
'Cause I know just what I'm gonna do

Well, I gotta get drunk, I can't stay sober
There's lots of good people in town
They're gonna see me holler, see me spend my dollar
And I wouldn't think of letting 'em down

There's a lot of doctors that tell me
I'd better stop putting it down
Oh, but there's more old drunks than there are old doctors
So I guess I'd better have another round

Well, I gotta get drunk, I can't stay sober
There's lots of good people in town
They wanna see me holler, see me spend my dollar
And watch me go roarin' around

Now there's a lot of doctors who'll tell me
I better start slowin' it down
I say there's more old drunks than there are old doctors
So I guess we better have ourselves another round