One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer

Lyrics

[Part I: House Rent Boogie] [Intro] Wanna tell you a story About the house-rent blues [Verse 1] I come home one Friday Had to tell the landlady I done lost my job She said, "That don't confront me Long as I get my money next Friday" Now, next Friday come, I didn't get the rent And out the door I went [Verse 2] So I goes to the landlady I said, "You let me slide? I'll have the rent for ya tomorrow, the next day, I don't know" So she let me slide it on, you know, people I notice when I come home in the evening She ain't got nothing nice to say to me But for five year she was so nice Lord, she was lovey-dovey [Verse 3] I come home one particular evening The landlady said, "You got the rent money yet?" I said, "No, can't find no job Therefore, I ain't got no money to pay the rent" She said, "I don't believe you're tryin' to find no job" Said, "I seen you today, you were standin' on a corner Leaning up against a post" I said, "But I'm tired I been walkin' all day" She said, "That don't confront me Long as I get my money next Friday" Now, next Friday come, I didn't have the rent And out the door I went [Verse 4] So I go down the streets Down to my good friend's house I said, "Look, man, I'm outdoors, you know Can I stay with you maybe a couple of days?" He said, "Ah, let me go and ask my wife" He come out of the house I could see it in his face, I know that was "No" He said, "Ah, I don't know, man, ah, she kinda funny, you know" I said, "I know, everybody funny Now you funny too" [Verse 5] So I go back home I tell the landlady, "I got a job, I'm gonna pay the rent" She said, "Yeah?", I said, "Oh yeah" And then she was so nice Lord, she was lovey-dovey [Verse 6] So I go in my room, pack up my things, and I go I slip on out the back door, and down the streets I go She a-howlin' about the front rent She'll be lucky to get any back rent She ain't gonna get none of it [Verse 7] So I stop in the local bar, you know, people I go to the bar, I ring my coat, I call the bartender Said, "Look, man, come down here" He got down there, "So what you want?" [Part II: One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer] [Chorus] One bourbon, one scotch, and one beer Well, I ain't seen my baby since I don't know when I've been drinking bourbon whiskey, scotch, and gin Gonna get high, man, I'm gonna get loose Need me a triple-shot of that juice Gonna get drunk, don't you have no fear I want one bourbon, one scotch, and one beer One bourbon, one scotch, one beer [Verse 8] But I'm sitting now At the bar I'm getting drunk I'm feelin' mellow I'm drinkin' bourbon, I'm drinkin' scotch, I'm drinkin' beer Looked down the bar Here come the bartender I said, "Look, man, come down here" "So what you want?" [Chorus] One bourbon, one scotch, one beer No, I ain't seen my baby since the night before last Gotta get a drink, man, I'm gonna get gassed Gonna get high, man, I ain't had enough Need me a triple shot of that stuff Gonna get drunk, won't you listen right here? I want one bourbon, one shot, and one beer One bourbon, one scotch, and one beer Well, all right [Guitar Solo] Yeah Scratch my back, baby Yeah [Verse 9] Now, by this time I'm plenty high You know, when your mouth a-getting dry, you're plenty high Looked down the bar, I see to my bartender I said, "Look, man, come down here" He got down there, "So what you want this time?" I said, "Look, man, a-what time is it?" He said, "The clock on the wall say three o'clock A-last call, for alcohol; so what you need?" [Chorus] One bourbon, one scotch, one beer Lord, I ain't seen my baby since a-nigh on a week Gotta get drunk, man, so I can't even speak Gonna get high, man, listen to me One drink ain't enough, Jack, you better make it three Gonna get drunk, I'm gonna make it real clear I want one bourbon, one scotch, and one beer One bourbon, one scotch, one beer