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 Tom:

 Well, I gotta get drunk and I sure do dread it,

 'cause I know just what I'm gonna do.

I start to spend my money, callin' everybody honey,

 and wind up singin' the blues.

 I've spent my whole paycheck on some old wreck,

 and brother, I can name you a few.

 Well, I gotta get drunk and I sure do dread it,

 'cause I know just what I'm gonna do.

 2. I gotta get drunk, I can't stay sober,

  there's a lot of good people in town,

who'd like to hear me holler, see me spend my dollars,

  and I wouldn't think of lettin' 'em down.

  There's a lot of doctors that tell me,

  that I'd better start to slowin' it down.

  But there's more old drunks than there are old doctors,

  so I guess we'd better have another round.

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