Drunken Blues

Lyrics:

© Grathy
I was born on the river
On a crappy avenue.
My dad had a swollen liver,
Not much my mama could do.

He’d never stop drinking
Where he was, my momma never knew

Sometimes I’d try and find him
And go down to the local bar.
They said he left with Selma
Couldn't have gotten very far

No use trying to find him
‘Cause outside, he left his car.

Didn't see him 'til the morning
And boy my mom was mad
Said he was good-for-nothing
Just a guy born bad,

But still, he was my poppy,
The only one I had.