Alcohol

etc Here is a story about a sinner, He used to be a winner who enjoyed a life of prominence and position, But the pressures at the office and his socialite engagements, And his selfish wife's fanatical ambition, It turned him to the booze, And he got mixed up with a floosie And she led him to a life of indecision The floosie made him spend his dole She left him lying on Skid Row A drunken lag in some Salvation Army Mission (an introductory arpeggio) It's such a shame Oh demon alcohol, Sad memories I cannot recall, Who thought I would say, Damn it all, blow it all, Oh demon alcohol, Memories I can't recall, Who thought I would fall a slave to demon alcohol Repeat Chorus Instrumental on line 1, Vocals on 2 and 3 as below Sad memories I can't recall, Who thought I would fall a slave to demon alcohol 16 Bars as intro Barley wine pink gin, He'll drink anything, Port, pernod or tequila, Rum, scotch, vodka on the rocks, As long as all his troubles disappeared But he messed up his life when he beat up his wife, And the floosie's gone and found another sucker She's gonna turn him on to drink She's gonna lead him to the brink And when his money's gone, She'll leave him in the gutter, (ascending roll) It's such a shame Oh demon alcohol, Sad memories I cannot recall, Who thought I would fall, Damn it all, blow it all Instrumental on Chorus and the 1st line of Chorus Vocals on Lines 2 and 3, as below Sad memories I cannot recall, Who thought I would fall a slave to demon alcohol