Gotta get drunk and I sure do dread it Cause I know just what I'm gonna do Start to 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 But I gotta get drunk and I sure do dread it Cause I know just what I'm gonna do I gotta get drunk, I can't stay sober There's a lot of good people in town Who gotta hear 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 But there's more old drunks Than there are old doctors So I guess I'd better have another round I gotta get drunk, I can't stay sober There's a lot of good people in town Who gotta hear me holler See me spend my dollars 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 But there's more old drunks Than there are old doctors So, Jim, take another round Gotta get drunk and I sure do dread it 'Cause I know just what I'm gonna do Start to spend my money Calling everybody, honey Wind up singing the blues Spend my whole paycheck on some old wreck Brother I can name you a few Well, I gotta get drunk and I sure do dread it Cause I know just what I'm gonna do