Memphis Slim - Beer Drinking Woman Lyrics
(piano 'Dragnet' intro)Spoken:The story's true ladies and gentlemen.All the names have been changed toprotect the innocent.The year 19 hundred and forty.The city, Chicago. The place, Rubin's TavernThe story goes something like this:I walked into a beer tavernTo give a girl a nice timeI had forty-five dollars when I enterWhen I left I had one dimeWasn't she a beer drinkin' woman?Don't ya know, man don't ya know?She was a beer-drinkin' womanAnd I don't want to see her no moreNow, when I spend down to my last dimeShe said, 'Darlin' I know you're not through'I said, 'Yes, baby dollAnd the trophy belongs to you'Wasn't she a beer drinkin' woman?Don't you know, man don't you know?She was a beer-drinkin' womanAnd I don't wanna see her no moreNow she'd often say, 'Excuse me a minuteI've got to step around here'And ev'ry time she came backShe had room for another quart of beerWasn't that a beer drinkin' woman?Don't ya know, man, don't ya know?She was a beer drinkin' womanAnd I don't want to see her no mo'.~
