down in new orleans where everything s fine all of them cats is drinkin that wine drinkin that mess to their delight and when they get high they start singin all night drinkin wine spo dee o dee drinkin wine wine spo dee o dee drinkin wine wine spo dee o dee drinkin wine pass that bottle to me drinkin that mess to their delight and when it gets rough they start fightin all night knockin down windows and kickin down doors drinkin by the gallons and screamin for more drinkin wine spo dee o dee drinkin wine wine spo dee o dee drinkin wine wine spo dee o dee drinkin wine pass that bottle to me hoy hoy elderberry or cherry blackberry half an half oh pass that bottle to me look out drink that mess put that bottle down rip give ol papa a little taste sweet lucy if you wanna get along in some strange town buy some wine an pass it around all of them cats will think you fine all of them cats they love sweet wine drinkin wine spo dee o dee drinkin wine wine spo dee o dee drinkin wine wine spo dee o dee drinkin wine pass that bottle to me i ve got a nickel and you got a dime let s get together and buy some wine some by the fifths some by the quart when you buy blackberry you re doing things smart drinkin wine spo dee o dee drinkin wine wine spo dee o dee drinkin wine wine spo dee o dee drinkin wine give that bottle to me hoy hoy hoy elderberry sweet lucy nash grace got me down give that bottle to me