I Come Home A Drinkin' Song Lyrics and Chords by Cal Smith
I Come Home A Drinkin'
Recorded by Cal Smith
Written by Loretta Lynn and Peggy Sue Wells
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I knew that you'd be sleeping
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when I got home last
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night
All you ever want to do is
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sleep and need to
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fight
You
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say you're always all worn out from the
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work you have to
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do
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So I come home a
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drinkin' to a
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worn out wife like
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you
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I come home a drinkin' to a worn out wife like
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you
Seems
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like you never wanna do
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things I like to
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do
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time I try to hold you you're
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asleep before I
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do
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So I come home a
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drinkin' to a
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worn out wife like
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you
I never take you anywhere
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cause you're too tired to
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go
You say it's all that you can do to
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wash and cook and
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sew
When
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you're too pooped to kiss me well the
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bottle will have to
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do
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Well I come home a
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drinkin' to a
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worn out wife like
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you
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So I come home a
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drinkin' to a
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worn out wife like
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you
FAQ
Who sang the the song I Come Home A Drinkin'?
- The song I Come Home A Drinkin' was sang by Cal Smith.
Who is Cal Smith?
- Calvin Grant Shofner (April 7, 1932 - October 10, 2013), known professionally as Cal Smith, was an American country musician, most famous for his 1974 hits "Country Bumpkin" and "It's Time to Pay the Fiddler".