Alcohol

Here is a story about a sinner Who used to be a winner who enjoyed a life of prominence and position But the pressures at the office and his socialite engagements And his crazy wife's fanatical ambition They turned him to the booze And he got mixed up with a floosie Who led him on a life of indecision The floosie made him spend his dole She left him lying on Skid Row A drunken mess in some Salvation Army Mission It's such a shame Oh demon alcohol Sad memories I can't recall Who'd thought I would say Damn it all and blow it all Oh demon alcohol Memories I can't recall Who'd thought I would fall a slave to demon 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 disappeared But he messed up his life when he beat up his wife And the floosie's gone and found another sucker She's gonna turn him on to drink She's gonna lead him to the brink And when his money's gone She'll leave him in the gutter It's such a shame Oh demon alcohol Sad memories I can't recall Who'd thought I would say Damn it all and blow it all Oh demon alcohol Sad memories I cannot recall Who'd thought I would fall a slave to demon alcohol