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The Kinks - Alcohol (Live 1977)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Kinks
The Kinks
Performer
Dave Davies
Dave Davies
Guitar
John Dalton
John Dalton
Bass Guitar
Mick Avory
Mick Avory
Drums
John Gosling
John Gosling
Keyboards
John Beecham
John Beecham
Trombone
Mike Cotton
Mike Cotton
Trumpet
Davy Jones
Davy Jones
Clarinet
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ray Davies
Ray Davies
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Dave Davies
Dave Davies
Producer

Lyrics

Here's a story about a sinner, He used to be a winner who enjoyed a life of prominence and position, But the pressures at the office and his socialite engagements, And his selfish wife's fanatical ambition, It turned him to the booze, And he got mixed up with a floosie And she led him to a life of indecision. The floosie made him spend his dole She left him lying on Skid Row A drunken lag in some Salvation Army Mission. It's such a shame. Oh demon alcohol, Sad memories I cannot recall, Who thought I would say, Damn it all and blow it all, Oh demon alcohol, Memories I cannot recall, Who thought I would fall a slave to demon alcohol. Sad memories I cannot recall, Who thought I would fall a slave to demon alcohol. Barley wine, pink gin, He'll drink anything, Port, pernod or tequila, Rum, scotch, vodka on the rocks, As long as all his troubles disappeared. But he messed up his life, went and beat up his wife, And the floosie's gone and found another sucker She's gonna turn him on to drink She's gonna lead him to the brink And when his money's gone, She'll leave him in the gutter, It's such a shame. Oh demon alcohol, Sad memories I cannot recall, Who thought I would say, Damn it all and blow it all, Sad memories I cannot recall, Who thought I would fall, A slave to demon alcohol.
Writer(s): Raymond Douglas Davies Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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