Here is a story about a sinner,
He used to be a winner who enjoyed a life of prominence and
position,
But the pressures at the office and his socialite engagements,
And his selfish wife's fanatical ambition,
It turned him to the booze,
And he got mixed up with a floosie
And she led him to a life of indecision
The floosie made him spend his dole
She left him lying on Skid Row
A drunken lag in some Salvation Army Mission
It's such a shame
Oh demon alcohol,
Sad memories I cannot recall,
Who thought I would say,
Damn it all, blow it all,
Oh demon alcohol,
Memories I can't recall,
Who thought I would fall a slave to demon alcohol
Repeat Chorus Instrumental on line 1, Vocals on 2 and 3 as below
Sad memories I can't recall,
Who thought I would fall a slave to demon alcohol
16 Bars as intro
Barley wine pink gin,
He'll drink anything,
Port, pernod or tequila,
Rum, scotch, vodka on the rocks,
As long as all his troubles disappeared
But he messed up his life when he beat up his wife,
And the floosie's gone and found another sucker
She's gonna turn him on to drink
She's gonna lead him to the brink
She'll leave him in the gutter,
It's such a shame
Oh demon alcohol,
Sad memories I cannot recall,
Who thought I would fall,
Damn it all, blow it all
Instrumental on Chorus and the 1st line of Chorus Vocals on Lines 2 and
Sad memories I cannot recall,
Who thought I would fall a slave to demon alcohol