"And the box-office is drooling and the bar stools are on fire/And the newspapers were fooling, and the ashtrays have retired/Cause the piano has been drinking, the piano has been drinking/The piano has been drinking, not me . . ."
"Why don't we get drunk and screw/I just bought a water bed, it's filled up for me and you/They say you are a snuff queen/Honey I don't think that's true/So, why don't we get drunk and screw"
"Show me the way/To the next whisky bar/Oh, don't ask why/Oh, don't ask why/For if we don't find The next whisky bar/I tell you we must die . . ."
"Take another shot of courage/Wonder why the right words never come/You just get numb/It’s another tequila sunrise, this old world/Still looks the same . . ."
"She said 'I'm going out with my girlfriends'/Margaritas at the Holiday Inn/Oh have mercy my only thought/Was tequila makes her clothes fall off/I told her put an extra layer on/I know what happens when she drinks Patron/Her closet's missing half the things she bought/Yeah tequila makes her clothes fall off"
"So kiss me, I'm shitfaced/I'm soaked, I'm soiled and brown/In the trousers, she kissed me/And I only bought her one round"
Whiskey, gin and brandy/With a glass I'm pretty handy/I'm trying to walk a straight line/On sour mash and cheap wine/So join me for a drink boys/We're gonna make a big noise/So don't worry about tomorrow/Take it today/Forget about the cheque/We'll get hell to pay"
"Well my baby she gone, she been gone two night/I ain't seen my baby since night before last/I wanna get drunk till I'm off of my mind/One bourbon, one scotch, and one beer"
"Sure enough about closing time, 'bout stoned out of my mind/And I end up with some honky tonk special I found/Just as sure as the morning sun comes/Thinkin' of my sweet girl at home/And I need to get whiskey bent and hell bound"
Well I woke up Sunday morning/With no way to hold my head, that didn't hurt/And the beer I had for breakfast/Wasn't bad so I had one more for dessert/Then I fumbled through my closet for my clothes/And found my cleanest dirty shirt/It's the one I'm wearin'/And I shaved my face and combed my hair/And stumbled down the stairs to meet the day"
Funny how so many are country songs. 'Jack Daniels If You Please' by David Allen Coe springs to mind: "Jack Daniels if you please / Knock me to my knees / You're the only friend / There has ever been / That didn't do me wrong." Also, at this festive season, let's not forget 'Fairytale of New York': "It was Christmas Eve, babe / In the drunk tank / An old man said to me / Won't see another one".
I'm upset that "I drink alone" isnt on the list. Shame on you!
"Why don't we get drunk and screw/I just bought a water bed, it's filled up for me and you/They say you are a *snuff* queen/Honey I don't think that's true/So, why don't we get drunk and screw" The word is SNOW, as in "frigid".
ShaKha, what about Dropkick Murphys? They are on the list ... and I'm pretty sure qualify as "Celtic".
What about "Fuck You, I'm Drunk" by FLogging Molly? BEST DRINKING SONG EVER!!!!! Fuck you, I'm drunk/Fuck you, I'm drunk/Pour my beer down the sink/I've got more in the trunk.
Ummm, it is snuff queen
Well, obviously the great alcoholic tribute: "What's the Use of Getting Sober (If You're Gonna Get Drunk Again)" by Joe Jackson (though perhaps not originally by him) is missing from this list.
What about That Smell by Lynyrd Skynyrd
I think the best drinking song is "I'll Never forget The Night I Can't Remember' by Lettuce Party.
No Pogues? wtf?
Hard for me to argue with Number 1. One of my friends and I hold semi-regular meetings on Sunday at 10:00 am of the First Church of Sunday Morning Comin Down. It's a rather informal church with services held on a deck overhanging a rocky creek. The vibe is always very spiritual and the music is always good.
No.1 Little old wine drinker, me by Dean Martin
i think this list is lacking, not because i do not agree with or accept the songs on it, but because it didn't make room for Social Distortion's "Ball & Chain": "Well I passed the bar on the way to my dingy hotel room/I spent all my money, I've been drinkin since half past noon"
To Elizabeth: the song "What's the Use of Getting Sober" is by Louis Jordan and his Tympani 5 and it's from the late 1940's. (and should be on the list)
Token Celtic Drinking Song (One Stiff Whiskey) by Jimmy George - jimmygeorge.bandcamp.com