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Down Where the Drunkards Roll

Down Where the Drunkards Roll
(Richard Thompson)

See the boys out walking, the boys they look so fine
Dressed up in green velvet, their silver buckles shine
Soon they'll be bleary-eyed under a keg of wine
   Down where the drunkards roll
   Down where the drunkards roll

See that lover standing staring at the ground
He's looking for the real thing, lies were all he found
But you can get the real thing, it will only cost a pound
   Down where the drunkards roll
   Down where the drunkards roll

There goes a troubled woman, she dreams a troubled dream
She lives out on the highway, she keeps her money clean
Soon she'll be returning to the place where she's the queen
   Down where the drunkards roll
   Down where the drunkards roll

You can be a gambler, who never drew a hand
You can be a sailor, never left dry land
You can be Lord Jesus, all the world will understand
   Down where the drunkards roll
   Down where the drunkards roll

Copyright Richard Thompson
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