sittin on a bar stool actin like a durn fool that s what i m a doin today sitting her drinkin tryin to keep from thinkin i m a boozin my troubles away well now i couldn t make her stay well doggone her anyway she can t say that i didn t try pour me another one i m finished with the other one i m drinkin my baby goodbye everytime we disagreed she was always askin me are you a man or a mouse now that she s gone she probably thinks i m home just a mopin around the house she probably thinks that she s the one thing i just couldn t get along without well wouldn t it surprise her i got a sympathizer as long as these bottles hold out sittin on a bar stool actin like a durn fool that s what i m a doin today sitting her drinkin tryin to keep from thinkin i m a boozin my troubles away well now i couldn t make her stay well doggone her anyway she can t say that i didn t try pour me another one i m finished with the other one i m drinkin my baby goodbye every time i try to sit down and talk to her it always ends up in a fuss i tried to reason with her right up to the time she got on that greyhound bus it would be better if i could forget her cause she sure forgot about me and if takes all night i m gonna do it right i m gonna sit here till i can t see sittin on a bar stool actin like a durn fool that s what i m a doin today sitting her drinkin tryin to keep from thinkin i m a boozin my troubles away well now i couldn t make her stay well doggone her anyway she can t say that i didn t try pour me another one i m finished with the other one i m drinkin my baby goodbye