Alcohol

Here's a story about a sinner

He used to be a winner

Enjoyed a life of promise and position

But the pressures at the office

And his socialite engagements

And his selfish wife's fanatical ambition

Well, it turned him to the booze

And he got mixed up with a floozy

And she led him to a life of indecision

The floozy made him spend his dough

She left him lying on skid row

A drunken lag in some Salvation Army mission

It's such a shame

Oh, demon alcohol

Sad memories I can't recall

Who thought I would say

Damn it all and blow it all?

Oh, demon alcohol

Memories I can't recall

Who 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 disappear

Well, he messed up his life

Went and beat up his wife

And the floozies gone and found another sucker

She's gonna leave him to the 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 thought I would say

Damn it all and blow it all

Oh, demon alcohol

Memories I can't recall

Who thought I would fall

A slave to demon alcohol?