Drinkin' Man's Blues Song Lyrics and Chords by Johnny Rodriguez
Drinkin' Man's Blues
Recorded by Johnny Rodriguez
Written by R.C. Finnigan
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Well it's out of th
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bottl
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e and into the glass
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And down the hatch once
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It keeps me so
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high I for
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get my own troubles
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And beats me away from the
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door
Over and
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over
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l play this old record
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Till it's time t
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close
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o
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ver how can I tell her
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Maybe she already
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knows
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All night long I've been singing th
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ues
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All night long down in the
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blues
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e bottles thatâ
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€™s left on my table
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tips that I used for my
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gain
But I don't ge
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t nothing no
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t even at poker
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And I don't have no one t
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Outside the
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summer moon
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melts on the mountain
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Mosquitoes and crickets raise
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hell
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e dollar fo
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r this old blue collar
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And I ain't got nothing t
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sell
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blues
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All night long down in the
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blues
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Drinkin' Man's Blues?
- The song Drinkin' Man's Blues was sang by Johnny Rodriguez.
Who is Johnny Rodriguez?
- Juan Raoul Davis "Johnny" Rodriguez (born December 10, 1951) is an American country music singer. He is a Tejano and Texas country music singer, infusing his music with Latin sounds, and even singing verses of songs in Spanish.
In the 1970s and 1980s, he was one of country music's most successful male artists, recording a string of hit songs, such as "You Always Come Back to Hurting Me," "Desperado," "Down on the Rio Grande" and "Foolin'." He has recorded six No. 1 country hits in his career.
