Here's the story of a sinner Who used to be a winner He enjoyed a life of prominence and position But the pressures at the office And the socialite engagement And his selfish wife's fanatical ambition They lead him to the booze And he got mixed up with a floozy And she lead him to a life of indecision The floozy made him spend his doe Left him lying on skid row A drunken log in some Salvation Army mission Oh, what a drag Oh, demon alcohol Sad memories I can't recall And who'd have thought that I would fall A slave to demon alcohol Oh, demon alcohol Sad memories I can't recall And who'd have thought that I would say Dammit all, alcohol Barley wine, pink gin, he'll drink anything Port, pernod or tequila Rum, scotch, vodka on the rocks As long as all his troubles disappear He messed up his life When he beat up his wife And now the floozies gone and found another sucker She's gonna drive him to the drink She's gonna lead him to the brink And when his monies gone she's gonna leave him in the gutter Oh, what a shame Oh, demon alcohol Sad memories I can't recall And who'd have thought that I would say Dammit all, alcohol Oh, demon alcohol Sad memories I can't recall And who'd have thought that I would fall A slave to demon alcohol Oh, demon alcohol Sad memories I can't recall Who'd have thought that I would fall A slave to demon alcohol Oh, demon alcohol Sad memories I can't recall Who'd have thought that I would say Dammit all, alcohol