1.

Little Ole Wine Drinker Me

Hank Mills - Dick Jennings

© Moss-Rose Pub, BMI

I'm praying for rain in California
So the grapes can grow and they can make more wine
And I'm sittin' in a honky'n in Chicago
With a broken heart and a woman on my mind

I match the man behind a bar for the jukebox
And the music takes me back to Tennessee
When they ask who's the fool in the corner cryin'
I say a little ole wine drinker me
[ guitar ]
I came here last week from down in Nashville
But my baby left for Florida on a train
I thought I'd get a job and just forget her
But in Chicago a broken heart is still the same

I match the man behind a bar for the jukebox...
I say a little ole wine drinker me

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2.

I Threw Away The Rose

Merle Haggard

© Blue Book Music, BMI

Once I lived a life of wine and roses
I drank a lot back then for one concern
Success for me lay just around the corner
I thought my social friends would help me make the turn

But now I'm paying for the days of wine and roses
A victim of the drunken life I chose
Now all my social friends look down their noses
Cause I kept the wine and threw away the rose
[ piano ]
I stood by and watched the bottle take control of me
The turn I made was not the one I've planned
I watched my social standings strip away from me
While I watched the bottle slowly take command

But now I'm paying for the days of wine and roses...
Cause I kept the wine and threw away the rose

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3.

My Bucket's Got A Hole In It

Clarence Williams

© Pickwick Music, ASCAP

Well I went upon a building I'm a stealin' like a chump
Everybody down below me hollered go ahead and jump

Well my bucket's got a hole in it yes my bucket's got a hole in it
My bucket's got a hole in it won't hold no beer

Well I'm standin' on the corner gonna sing a little song
Along come the marshall said you gotta move along

Well my bucket's got a hole in it...
[ steel - guitar ]
So I mosey to the ten-shop said I wanna see the boss
Gonna buy myself a stopper ain't no matter what the cost

Cuase my bucket's got a hole in it...

Can't you see me when I'm thirsty can't you see 'em gettin' dry
I'm just a free loaden papa and it's why you pass me by

Yes my bucket's got a hole in it...

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4.

The Bottle Let Me Down

Merle Haggard

© Blue Book Music, BMI

Each night I leave the barroom when it's over
Not feeling any pain at closin' time
But tonight your mem'ry found me much too sober
Couldn't drink enough to keep you off my mind

Tonight the bottle let me down
And let your mem'ry come around
The one true friend I thought I'd found
Tonight the bottle let me down
[ guitar ]
I've always had a bottle I could turn to
And lately I've been turning every day
But the wine don't take effect the way it used to
And I'm hurtin' in an old familiar way

Tonight the bottle let me down...

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5.

Drink Up And Go Home

Johnny Bond - Joe Maphis

© Acuff-Rose Music, BMI

You sit there a crying cry in your beer
You say you've got troubles my friend listen here
If you'll look around you I'm sure you will find
Folks who have troubles worst than yours and mine

I'm fresh out of prison six years in the pen
Lost my wife and fam'ly no one to call friend
Don't tell me your troubles cause you're not alone
Be thankful you're living drink up and go home
[ piano ]
Now there stands a blind man a man who can't see
Yet he's not complaining why should you or me
Don't tell me your troubles I got enough of my own
Be thankful you're living drink up and go home

I'm fresh out of prison six years in the pen...

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6.

Put Me To Bed

Johnny Bond

© Acuff-Rose Music, BMI

Well I met an old pal about an hour ago
He offred me a drink but he said go slow
Won't you put me to bed won't you put me to bed
I got an ache in my head mama won't you put me to bed

We was talkin' about a gal we used to know
We both wound up just a little bit slow
Won't you put me to bed won't you put me to bed
Did you hear what I said mama won't you put me to bed
[ guitar ]
Well I don't know how I left to get home
That's the last thing I said as I blew off the phone
Won't you put me to bed won't you put me to bed
My head's full of lead mama won't you put me to bed

Well my head musta weigh about a thousand pounds
And this old room keeps on spinnin' around
Won't you put me to bed won't you put me to bed
I wish I was dead mama won't you put me to bed
[ steel ]
I wanna dream sweet dreams wanna float on a cloud
Tell that old tomcat to quit stompin' so loud
Won't you put me to bed won't you put me to bed
My eyes are so red mama won't you put me to bed

Now as long as I live I'll never take another drink
Take a bottle of gin and throw it down to sink
Won't you put me to bed won't you put me to bed
Did you hear what I said mama won't you put me to bed

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7.

Here's To The Ladies

Johnny Bond

© Golden West Melodies, BMI

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8.

Swinging Doors

Merle Haggard

© Blue Book Music, BMI

This ole smoke filled bar is something I'm not used to
But I gave up my home to see you satisfied
And I just called to let you know where I'll be living
It's not much but I feel welcome here inside

I've got swinging doors a jukebox and a barstool
And my new home has a flashing neon sign
Stop by and see me anytime you want to
Cause I'm always here at home till closin' time
[ guitar ]
I've got everything I need to drive me crazy
And I've got everything it takes to lose my mind
And in here the atmosphere's just right for heartaches
And thanks to you I'm always here till closin' time

I've got swinging doors a jukebox and a barstool...
Yes I'm always here at home till closin' time

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9.

Don't Squeeze My Sharmon

Carl Belew - Van Givens

© Four Star Music, BMI

Did you hear what happened last Saturday night
While dancin' and drinkin' we all got half tight
This sweet thing named Sharmon was dancin' with me
When up jumped her boy friend and he hollered at me

Oh don't squeeze my Sharmon don't hold her so tight
You'd best keep my warning it's the last one tonight
She's soft and she's gentle and sweet as can be
And if Sharmon needs squeezin' then leave that to me
[ guitar ]
Along about midnight I was feeling no pain
And me and Miss Sharmon was dancing again
Then Hank and big Harlan got into a fight
And I heard someone holler as out went the lights

Please don't squeeze my Sharmon don't hold her so tight...

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10.

Bottom Of The Bottle

Anne Young

© Acuff-Rose Music, BMI

*****

11.

Pop A Top

Nat Stuckey

© Su-Ma Pub, BMI

Pop a top again
I've just got time for one more round
Set 'em up my friend
Then I'll be gone and you can let some other fool sit down

I'd like for you to listen to a joke I've heard today
From a woman who said she was through and calmly walked away
I tried to smile and did awhile but it felt so out of place
Did you ever hear of a clown with teardrops streaming down his face

Pop a top again
I think I'll have another round
Another one my friend
Then I'll be gone and you can let some other fool sit down

All to me is misery and here I'm wasting time
For a row of fools on a row of stools is not what's on my mind
But then you see her leaving me is not what I prefer
So it's either here a drinking beer or home rememberin' her

Pop a top again
I think I'll have another round
Another one my friend
Then I'll be gone and you can let some other fool sit down

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12.

I Can't Even Do Wrong Rights

Johnny Bond

© Vidor Pub, BMI

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