Well I came home just the other night, I opened the door, turned on the light,
It was quiet and still and I could tell that something wasn't quite right.
My baby's coat wasn't on the door, and her walkin' shoes, they weren't on the floor,
I went to my room and she'd placed a note right on the bedroom door.
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So give me one, and then give me two, 'cause I'm flat broke but my pay cheque's due,
But I just can't wait until Friday comes to start drownin' my sorrows in booze.
Give me three and give me four I want to drink so much I can't see the floor,
'cause my baby's gone and now I'm alone, I've got the bar stool blues.
Her letter said "Well so long, Jack, I'm leavin' you and never comin' back.
I've tried so hard but I can't go on, my life's just got off track..."
She'd been unhappy for quite a while, I guess readin' minds just ain't my style,
So now she's gone I'm going to head to the bar and sit and drink for a while.
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Well I'll make this bar my brand new home, and on this stool I'll never be alone,
I want to drown my tears with bottles of beer and a good old honky-tonk song,
But Mr. Bartender I'm here to stay, so I'll need your help to drive these blues away,
And if the beer runs dry and I start to cry, here's what I'm going to say.
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'cause my baby's gone and now I'm alone, I've got the bar stool blues.
The latest from Jim Lauderdale is exclusive to Bandcamp, its songs drawing on bluegrass, country, and classic American music. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 28, 2020
Hard-edged alt-country that draws on the pinwheeling melodies of bluegrass and classic folk, bolstering them with pounding rhythms. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 4, 2020
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