| Song | What's The Use Of Getting Sober (When You're Gonna Get Drunk Again) |
| Artist | Joe Jackson |
| Album | Tonight & Forever : The Joe Jackson Collection |
| Download | Image LRC TXT |
| Dv = deep voice, sv = squeaky voice | |
| Dv:boy, you listen to your old pappy | |
| Sv:yeah, pappy | |
| Dv:and stop drinking so much | |
| Sv: i'm-i'm ain't been doing so much drinking, pappy | |
| Dv: shut up, boy! you drink all day and you drink all night and you know, son, that that ain't right | |
| Sv: oh pappy, you just give me a chance. i, i can, i . . . | |
| Dv: shut up, boy! boy, you're lookin' thin as a twig | |
| Sv: i know that . . . | |
| Dv: look likes your dear old pappy - about to blow your wig | |
| Sv: oh i'm gonna blow my wig, pappy | |
| What's the use of getting sober | |
| When you're gonna get drunk again | |
| Oh sam done something fine | |
| When he bought that good whiskey, beer and wine | |
| I love my whiskey and i love my gin | |
| Every time you see me i'm in my sin | |
| So what's the use of getting sober | |
| When you're gonna get drunk again | |
| Dv: | |
| I went out last night about half past one | |
| Thought i'd whoop it up a little and have some fun | |
| I got me a half pint about half past two | |
| Mmm, mmm, the way i was feeling you know what i wanna do | |
| Got me a pint about half past four | |
| Felt so good, went out and got me some more | |
| Got me a quart about half past five | |
| Boy, that was so nice didn't know if i was dead or alive | |
| So what's the use of getting sober if you're gonna get drunk again | |
| Oh sam done something fine | |
| When he bought that good whiskey, beer and wine | |
| I love my whiskey and i love my gin | |
| Every time you see me i'm in my sin | |
| So what's the use of getting sober | |
| When you're gonna get drunk again | |
| Well i've been thinking | |
| But i keep drinking | |
| I guess i'm 'bout lose my mind |
| Dv deep voice, sv squeaky voice | |
| Dv: boy, you listen to your old pappy | |
| Sv: yeah, pappy | |
| Dv: and stop drinking so much | |
| Sv: i' mi' m ain' t been doing so much drinking, pappy | |
| Dv: shut up, boy! you drink all day and you drink all night and you know, son, that that ain' t right | |
| Sv: oh pappy, you just give me a chance. i, i can, i . . . | |
| Dv: shut up, boy! boy, you' re lookin' thin as a twig | |
| Sv: i know that . . . | |
| Dv: look likes your dear old pappy about to blow your wig | |
| Sv: oh i' m gonna blow my wig, pappy | |
| What' s the use of getting sober | |
| When you' re gonna get drunk again | |
| Oh sam done something fine | |
| When he bought that good whiskey, beer and wine | |
| I love my whiskey and i love my gin | |
| Every time you see me i' m in my sin | |
| So what' s the use of getting sober | |
| When you' re gonna get drunk again | |
| Dv: | |
| I went out last night about half past one | |
| Thought i' d whoop it up a little and have some fun | |
| I got me a half pint about half past two | |
| Mmm, mmm, the way i was feeling you know what i wanna do | |
| Got me a pint about half past four | |
| Felt so good, went out and got me some more | |
| Got me a quart about half past five | |
| Boy, that was so nice didn' t know if i was dead or alive | |
| So what' s the use of getting sober if you' re gonna get drunk again | |
| Oh sam done something fine | |
| When he bought that good whiskey, beer and wine | |
| I love my whiskey and i love my gin | |
| Every time you see me i' m in my sin | |
| So what' s the use of getting sober | |
| When you' re gonna get drunk again | |
| Well i' ve been thinking | |
| But i keep drinking | |
| I guess i' m ' bout lose my mind |
| Dv deep voice, sv squeaky voice | |
| Dv: boy, you listen to your old pappy | |
| Sv: yeah, pappy | |
| Dv: and stop drinking so much | |
| Sv: i' mi' m ain' t been doing so much drinking, pappy | |
| Dv: shut up, boy! you drink all day and you drink all night and you know, son, that that ain' t right | |
| Sv: oh pappy, you just give me a chance. i, i can, i . . . | |
| Dv: shut up, boy! boy, you' re lookin' thin as a twig | |
| Sv: i know that . . . | |
| Dv: look likes your dear old pappy about to blow your wig | |
| Sv: oh i' m gonna blow my wig, pappy | |
| What' s the use of getting sober | |
| When you' re gonna get drunk again | |
| Oh sam done something fine | |
| When he bought that good whiskey, beer and wine | |
| I love my whiskey and i love my gin | |
| Every time you see me i' m in my sin | |
| So what' s the use of getting sober | |
| When you' re gonna get drunk again | |
| Dv: | |
| I went out last night about half past one | |
| Thought i' d whoop it up a little and have some fun | |
| I got me a half pint about half past two | |
| Mmm, mmm, the way i was feeling you know what i wanna do | |
| Got me a pint about half past four | |
| Felt so good, went out and got me some more | |
| Got me a quart about half past five | |
| Boy, that was so nice didn' t know if i was dead or alive | |
| So what' s the use of getting sober if you' re gonna get drunk again | |
| Oh sam done something fine | |
| When he bought that good whiskey, beer and wine | |
| I love my whiskey and i love my gin | |
| Every time you see me i' m in my sin | |
| So what' s the use of getting sober | |
| When you' re gonna get drunk again | |
| Well i' ve been thinking | |
| But i keep drinking | |
| I guess i' m ' bout lose my mind |