I went down to the corner, just to meet my gal, I found her standing on the sidewalk, talking to my pal. I strolled back to the bar room, to get another drink of gin. But the first thing I new I was reelin', rocking and drunk again.
I kept drinking gin and ligour, to way up in the night, When my pal walked in to the bar room, we had an awful fight. I reached down for my razor, and then we knocked around, But when I pulled my pistol, I quickly smoked him down.
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I went to see my baby, and met her on the way, I told her I had to leave her, I told her I couldn't stay. I started down to the station, and stopped in at the bar, There I met a policeman, riding in a motor car.
We both drank lots of liqour, that flat footed cop and I, I thought he'd never leave me, Lord, I thought I'd die. My baby came in to join us, and it began to rain, Then I had to hurry, hurry, to catch that midnight train.
I laid my head on the ballroom door, I never get drunk anymore, I found my watch and my golden chain, I found my baby's diamond ring. Police, police, police, you're just as drunk as me, I grabbed that all eight-wheeler, and made for the deep blue sea-ee.