Three Fingers of Yellowstone (117)

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Three fingers of Yellowstone
Hasn't killed the pain tonight.
It hasn't chased away the blues
Like I had hoped it might.

I ain't got nowhere to go;
It's been a tiresome long day.
One more night in a smokey bar,
Wasting my life away.

Give me one more, Mr. Bartender,
Three fingers of Yellowstone.
Ya' see Mr. Bartender, I just hate
Bein' here all alone.

Three fingers of Yellowstone
Hasn't killed the pain tonight.
It hasn't chased away the blues
Like I had hoped it might.

Three fingers of Yellowstone,
A dash or two of bitters.
Be my friend and lift my spirits;
Calm my shaky jitters.

Smooth and mellow Yellowstone,
Help me make it through the night.
She's gone and left me once again;
Yeah, we had another fight.

Three fingers of Yellowstone
Hasn't killed the pain tonight.
It hasn't chased away the blues
Like I had hoped it might.

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© Copyright 2009.  All rights reserved.
Truman T. Tiger aka Richard H. Schaefer
Inspired by Willie Nelson

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Another Cotton-Mouth Mornin' (116)

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*twangy strums from Willie Nelson's old beat-up guitar*

'Woke up this Kentucky mornin';
I was feelin' pretty damned low.
My stomach was really a churnin',
And my friggin' head hurt me so!

Need a bucket o' ice water!
Another cotton-mouth mornin'!
Yeah, I'm afraid it's another
Head-splittin', cotton-mouth mornin'!

*more twangin' from Willie's guitar*

First light of mornin' now showin'
Dimly through the window curtains.
But when she rolled o'er against me,
Who she was I wasn't certain.

Need a bucket o' ice water!
Another cotton-mouth mornin'!
Yeah, I'm afraid it's another
Head-splittin', cotton-mouth mornin'!

*more twangin' from Willie's guitar*

Empty bottle o' Jack Daniels
O'er by the magazine rack.
No recollection of much else,
But I did recognize Ol' Jack.

Need a bucket o' ice water!
Another cotton-mouth mornin'!
Yeah, I'm afraid it's another
Head-splittin', cotton-mouth mornin'!

*more twangin' from Willie's guitar*

I'm just wonderin' what's her name?
Is it Alice, Patty or Beth?
Or could it be Bonnie or Jane?
It just ain't comin' to me yet!

Need a bucket o' ice water!
Another cotton-mouth mornin'!
Yeah, I'm afraid it's another
Head-splittin', cotton-mouth mornin'!

*more twangin' from Willie's guitar*

When she wakes, I'll just call 'er hon.
Yep, I suppose that's what I'll do.
Or is her name Liz or Lyndah?
Maybe her name's on her tatoo?

Need a bucket o' ice water!
Another cotton-mouth mornin'!
Yeah, I'm afraid it's another
Head-splittin', cotton-mouth mornin'!

*more twangin' from Willie's guitar*

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© Copyright 2008.  All rights reserved.
Truman T. Tiger aka Richard H. Schaefer
Inspired by Willie Nelson

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Gimme One More Shot (And Please Make It A Double) (112)

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A shot of bourbon
With a cold beer chaser.
Another lonely night
Talkin' to my friendly bartender.

Smokin' cigars and
Drinkin' my troubles away.
Your name came up again
Like it has so many yesterdays.

Gimme one more shot,
And please make it a double.
I jus' really wanna
Forget all my worries and troubles.

Came home one evening
About seven months ago.
Our new house was empty,
Your whereabouts completely unknown.

A few hours later,
You called on the phone to say
That you were leavin' me,
That you could no longer possibly stay.

Gimme one more shot,
And please make it a double.
I jus' really wanna
Forget all my worries and troubles.

Yeah, I'm jus' tryin'
To make it through one more day.
Jus' one day at a time,
Yesterday, tomorrow and today.

Jus' tryin' to function,
That's about all I can do.
Try as much as I might,
I just can't stop thinkin' about you.

Gimme one more shot,
And please make it a double.
I'm really tryin' to
Forget all my worries and troubles.

Hit me one more time,
And please make it a double.
Gimme one more shot,
And please, Levin, make it a double.

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© Copyright 2008.  All rights reserved.
Truman T. Tiger aka Richard H. Schaefer
Inspired by my ol' bartender friend, Levin Letner

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