Wonderful Wino [Road Tapes, Venue #3]

Lyrics

Bringing in the sheaves Bringing in the sheaves We shall come rejoicing Bringing in the sheaves L.A. in the summer of '69 I went downtown and bought some wine Wasted my head on three quarts of juice Now the grapes won't turn me loose I'm a wino man Don't you know I am? 36, 24, hips about 30 (36, 24, hips about 30) Seen a fine lady and I started talkin' dirty (I've seen a fine lady and I started talkin' dirty) She looked at me and raised the thumb (Thumb, yeah) Said: "Jam down the road, you funky-ass bum" I'm a wino man Don't you know I am? I, I went to the country And while I was gone A roller-headed lady Caught me weedling on her lawn I am so ashamed, but I'm a wino man And I can't help myself HELP ME SOMEBODY! I'm a wino man Don't you know I am? My saxophone playing And my wino career are in a slump 'Cause I find myself now living In a cardboard refrigerator box down by the Houston dump And I'm so ashamed . . WHOOAAAH! You know, drinkin' all night till my eyes are all red Crashed in the gutter, got bugs in my head Bugs in my coat, scratchin' like a dog Can't stand water, and I stink like a hog Give me fi-i-i-i-i-ive bucks And a hot meal (Fi-i-i-i-i-ive bucks and a hot meal) Give me fi-i-i-i-i-ive bucks And a hot meal (Fi-i-i-i-i-ive bucks and a hot meal) Fi-i-i-ive . .