one two one two three four well i gotta get drunk i sure do dread it cause i know just what i m gonna do i m gonna spend my money calling everybody honey and i ll wind up singing the blues i ll spend my whole paycheck on some old wreck and brother i could name you a few but i gotta get drunk and i sure do dread it cause i know just what i m gonna do well i gotta get drunk i can t stay sober there s a lot of good people in town who like to hear me holler see me spend my dollars and i wouldn t think of letting em down well there s a lotta doctors who tell me i better start slowing it down but there s more old drunks than there are old doctors so i guess we d better have another round well i gotta get drunk i sure do dread it cause i know just what i m gonna do i m gonna spend my money calling everybody honey and wind up singing the blues i ll spend my whole paycheck on some old wreck and brother i could name you a few but i gotta get drunk and i sure do dread it cause i know just what i m gonna do 