Drinking Song

Lyrics

A rich man drinks only whisky Poor man drinks only wine Middle-class man drinks when he can But a wise man drinks all of the time The lady drinks only sherry At her bridge parties every night The players are drunk but remain polite They don't care who's won cos they're all too tight And there's really no other way The magistrate's drinking his lunch When the thief has been found guilty and fined And the congregation is leaving church When the vicar is stoned on his sacramental wine And there's really no other way So if you ever stop to think why this world's so insecure It's all because of politicians They don't go with women or bet at the races Or smoke marijuana in public places But most of all, it's because they don't take a drink Because there's really no other way There's really no other way