Standard (EADGBE)

My ship came in and she sunk it,

I was the toast of the town and she drunk it,

I had a run of good luck and she ran it right into the ground.

And now she’s putting on shows where I get to play the clown.

I had the wind in my sails and she took it,

I had the world by the tail and she shook it,

I reached out for a life line and she threw me a noose,

I got the money for chicken she got to blow the goose.

Chorus

She’s living it up and trying to live it down,

 Just when I got it all together it all about to come (unplanned)?

Everybody laughing behind my back ha-ha, sure is a sad old sound

She’s out there living it up and I’m trying to live it down

I had my ducks in a row and she shot them

I had my eggs in a basket she dropped them

I threw her out of the house but she was back like a boomerang

Sometimes you get her honey sometimes all you get is her sting

Chorus

She’s living it up and trying to live it down,

Just when I got it all together it all about to come unplanned

Everybody laughing behind my back ha-ha, sure is a sad old sound

She’s out there living it up and trying to live it down

She’s living it up and I intend to live it down