The other night I tripped and fell because I couldn't see I got tangled up in the old doormat, fell as flat as I could be.
I fell and broke a bottle o' gin (and I didn't have no more) The cap flew off when I fell down - the cork flew outta the bottle (Plop!-glug glug glug....hic) - 'n spilled it on the floor
A rat come out of his hidin' place, and he got that whiskey scent He ran right out 'n he got a little shot, 'n back to his hole he went.
Said back to his hole he went, back to his hole he went He slipped right up 'n he got him a sssshrlp (he's drinkin' it all) 'n back to his hole he went
He slipped right up to my puddle o' gin and he lapped up more and more He says "Doggone, my red-eyed soul, I'm a-gonna get drunk once more"
"I gonna get drunk once more, I'm a-gonna get drunk once more He says "Doggone, my red-eyed soul, I'm a-gonna get drunk once more"
He washed his face with his front paws and on his hind leg he sat And he's a-gettin' pretty high when he winked one eye and he says "(hic) Hey, where's that old tom-cat?"
"Now where's that old tom-cat? I said where's that old tom-cat? He's a-gettin' high when he winked one eye and he says "(hic) Hey, buddy, where's that old tom-cat? (I can lick him and his brother)"
The old tom-cat come a-slippin' in, dashed over to the middle o' the floor The cat jumped over and the rat got sober and he never got drunk no more
He didn' get drunk no more, no he never got drunk no more The cat jumped over and the rat got sober (poor little feller) and he never got dunk no more.