drinkin' my baby goodbye

sittin' on a bar stool actin' like a durn fool

that's what i'm a-doin' today

sitting' her drinkin' tryin' to keep from thinkin'

i'm a boozin' my troubles away

well now i couldn't make her stay

well doggone her anyway

she can't say that i didn't try. pour me another one

i'm finished with the other one

i'm drinkin' my baby goodbye. everytime we disagreed

she was always askin' me

are you a man or a mouse?

now that she's gone

she probably thinks i'm home

just a mopin' around the house

she probably thinks that she's the one thing

i just couldn't get along without

well wouldn't it surprise her i got a sympathizer

as long as these bottles hold out

sittin' on a bar stool actin' like a durn fool

that's what i'm a-doin' today. sitting' her drinkin' tryin' to keep from thinkin'

i'm a boozin' my troubles away. well now i couldn't make her stay

well doggone her anyway

she can't say that i didn't try. pour me another one

i'm finished with the other one

i'm drinkin' my baby goodbye. every time i try to sit down and talk to her

it always ends up in a fuss. i tried to reason with her right up to the time

she got on that greyhound bus. it would be better if i could forget her

'cause she sure forgot about me. and if takes all night i'm gonna' do it right

i'm gonna' sit here till i can't see. sittin' on a bar stool actin' like a durn fool

that's what i'm a-doin' today

sitting' her drinkin' tryin' to keep from thinkin'

i'm a boozin' my troubles away

well now i couldn't make her stay well doggone her anyway

she can't say that i didn't try

pour me another one

i'm finished with the other one

i'm drinkin' my baby goodbye