Alcohol and Jake Blues Songtext
von Tommy Johnson

Alcohol, alcohol, cryin′, sure Lord's killing me (spoken: Is that so, boy?)
Alcohol, mama, sure, Lord, killing me (spoken: Ought to let it alone, then!)
Alcohol don′t kill me, I believe, Lord, I'll never die
I woke up early this morning, crying, alcohol 'round my bed (spoken: What happened then?)
Woke up this morning, alcohol was ′round my bed
Says, "I′m gonna get drunk, I'm gonna have to speak my trouble in mind"
Mmm, mmm, (spoken: Oh, moan it a long time) mmm
Mmm, I ain′t gonna be here long (spoken: Moan it a long time, boy)
Says, "I'm leaving town, I′m going to worry you off my mind"
I drink so much of Jake, till it done give me the limber leg
(Spoken: And that's sure to mess you up) Drinking so much of Jake, till it done give me the limber leg
(Spoken: Sure messes you up, boy, [there′s no cure for] that)
If I don't quit drinking it every morning, sure gonna kill me dead (spoken: You ain't no lying man)
Mmm, mmm
Mmm, (spoken: You ain′t got), alcohol gonna kill me dead
And if it don′t kill me, Lord, it sure gonna put me down
(Spoken: You ain't gotta put ′em on me 'cause you got ′em)
I woke up, up this morning, crying, alcohol on my mind
Woke up this morning, alcohol was on my mind
I got them alcohol blues and I can't rest easy here