Pay No Attention To Alice Song Lyrics and Chords by Tom T. Hall
Pay No Attention To Alice
Written and Recorded by Tom T. Hall
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I went to see an old army buddy of mine to do some drinkin'
And his wife had become an alcoholic
And I wrote a song about it
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Pay no attention to
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Alice she's
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drunk all the time
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Hooked on that wine bunches of it and it ruined her
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mind
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Alice
They
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say she's a sot
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sane she is not
But she loves it and it's
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all she's got
She
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made that apple pie from a
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memory
Made them
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biscuits from a
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recollection that she
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had
She
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cooked that chicken too long but she don't
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know
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what the hell
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it ain't too bad
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Don't talk about the war I was a
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coward
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fishin' and all the
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good times raisin'
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hell
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Empty that one down we'll get
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another
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It's gettin' late
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we might as well
Well we ran your car into a ditch man don't
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sweat
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I know
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Ben down at the Shell
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Station he'll get it
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out
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Alice put your ashes in that
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ashtray
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swear woman you're gonna
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burn down the house
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Pay no attention to
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Alice she's
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drunk all the time
FAQ
Who sang the the song Pay No Attention To Alice?
- The song Pay No Attention To Alice was sang by Tom T. Hall.
Who is Tom T. Hall?
- Thomas T. Hall (born May 25, 1936) is an American country music songwriter, singer, instrumentalist, novelist, and short-story writer. He has written 12 No. 1 hit songs, with 26 more that reached the Top 10, including the No. 1 international pop crossover smash "Harper Valley PTA" and the hit "I Love", which reached No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. He is included in Rolling Stones list of 100 Greatest Songwriters. He became known to fans as "The Storyteller," thanks to his storytelling skills in his songwriting.
