I'm going down to the corner To buy me a bottle of gin I'm going down to the corner To buy me a bottle of gin I'm thru with this whisky Whisky drinkin's a sin I'm tired of people talking 'bout the shape I'm in
You see me at Ruby's Whisky glass in my hand You see me down at Ruby's Whisky glass in my hand You've got my permission To shoot me right where I stand Cos there's sure as hell no whisky in the promised land
Back in Jolly Ole England, Gin's the drink that they choose Back in Jolly Ole England, Gin's the drink that they choose You never saw no Limey, throwin' up on his shoes... It's clear like water, gonna' chase away my blues...
I'm going down to the corner To buy me a bottle of gin I'm going down to the corner To buy me a bottle of gin I'm thru with this whisky Whisky drinkin's a sin I'm tired of people talking 'bout the shape I'm in I'm tired of people talking 'bout the shape I'm in I'm tired of these people talking 'bout the shape I'm in