One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer

Want to tell you a story
About the house-man blues
I come home one
FridayHad to tell the landlady
Ida lost my job
She said that dont confront me
Long as I get my money next
FridayNow next
Friday come
I didnt get the rent
And out the door
I wentSo I goes to the landlady
I said you let me slide ?
Ill have the rent for you in month
Next I dont know
So said let me slide it on
I notice when
I come home in the evening
She aint got nothing nice to say to me
But for five year she was so nice
Loh she was lovy-dovy
I come home one particular evening
The landlady said
You got the rent money yet ?
I said no, cant find no job
Therefore
I aint got no money
To pay the rent
She said I dont believe
Youre tryin to find no job
Said I seen you today you was standin on the corner
Leaning up against a post
I said but
Im tired,
Ive been walkin all day
She said that dont concern me
Long as I get my money next
FridayNow next
Friday come
I didnt have the rent
And out the door
I wentSo I go down the streets
Down to my good friends house
I said look man
Im outdoors you know
Can I stay with you maybe a couple days?
He said 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 I dont know man
Ah she kinda funny, you know
I said I know,
Everybody funny, now you funny too
So I go back home
I tell the landlady
I got a job,
Im gonna pay the rent
She said yeah?
I said oh yeah
And then she was so nice
Loh she was lovy-dovy
So I go in my room,
Pack up my things and
I goI slip on out the back door
And down the streets
I goShe a-howlin about the front rent,
Shell be lucky to get any back rent
She aint gonna get none of it
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?
One bourbon, one scotch, one beer
Well I aint seem my baby
Since I dont know when
Ive been drinking bourbon, whiskey, scotch and gin
Gonna get high man
Im gonna get loose
Need me a triple shot of that juice
Gonna get drunk dont you have no fear
I want one bourbon,
One scotch and one beer
One bourbon, one scotch, one beer
But Im sitting now at the bar
Im getting drunk,
Im feelin mellow
Im drinkin bourbon,
Im drinkin scotch,
Im drinking beer
Looked down the bar,
Here come the bartender
I said look man, come down here
So what you want?
One bourbon, one scotch, one beer
No I aint seen my baby since
The night before last
Gota get a drink man
Im gonna get gassed
Gonna get high man
I aint had enough
Need me a triple shot of that stuff
Gonna get drunk
Wont you listen right here
I want one bourbon,
One shot and one beer
One bourbon, one scotch, one beer
Now by this time
Im plenty high
You know when your mouth a getting dry
Youre plenty high
Looked down the bar
I say to my bartenderi said look man,
Come down here,
He got down there
So what you want this time?
I said look man,
What time is it?
He said the clock on the wall
Say three oclock
Last call for alcohol,
So what you need?
One bourbon, one scotch, one beer
No I aint seen my baby since
A nigh and a week
Gotta get drunk man
Till I cant even speak
Gonna get high man
Listen to me
One drink aint enough
Jack you better make it three
I want to get drunk
Im gonna make it clear
I want one bourbon,
One scotch and one beer,
One bourbon, one scotch, one beer