"Gamblin' Bar Room Blues" lyrics

"Gamblin' Bar Room Blues"
(originally by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band)

Yo-hee, yo-hee
You're just as drunk as me
Yo-hee, yo-hee
Headin' for the deep blue sea

I went down to the corner, just for to meet my pal
I found him on the sidewalk, talking to my gal
I went back to the bar room, to get another drink of gin
First thing I knew, I was reeling, rocking drunk again

Yo-hee, yo-hee
You're just as drunk as me
Yo-hee, yo-hee
Headin' for the deep blue sea

I kept on drinking liquor, to way out in the night
My pal came into the bar room, we had an awful fight
I reached down for my razor and then we messed around
But when I drew my pistol, I quickly smoked him down

Yo-hee, yo-hee
You're just as drunk as me
Yo-hee, yo-hee
Headin' for the deep blue sea

So, I headed on back to the bar room, stopping in at the bar
And there I met a policeman, sitting in a motor car
We kept drinking lots of liquor, that flat-footed cop and I
I thought he would never leave me. I knew that he had to die
And I laid my head on the bar room floor
I'll never get drunk anymore
I pawned my watch, my golden chain
I pawned my baby's diamond ring

Yo-hee, yo-hee
You're just as drunk as me
Yo-hee, yo-hee
Headin' for the deep blue sea
Yo-hee, yo-hee
You're just as drunk as me
Yo-hee, yo-hee
Headin' for the deep blue sea


Writer(s): Shelley Lee Alley
album: "Riot City Blues" (2006)
Primal Scream - Riot City Blues album cover
Stone Ya To The Bone
(Expanded Edition Bonus Track)
To Live Is To Fly
(Expanded Edition Bonus Track)
Gimme Some Truth
(Expanded Edition Bonus Track)
It's Not Enough
(Expanded Edition Bonus Track)
Zeppelin Blues While Thinking of Robert Parker
(Expanded Edition Bonus Track)
Gamblin' Bar Room Blues
(Expanded Edition Bonus Track)
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