“Drinkin’ My Baby Goodbye” is a song written by Charlie Daniels and performed by the Charlie Daniels Band. It was released in March 1986 as the third and final single from their album Me and the Boys. The song reached number 8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
From the album Me and the Boys
B-side “Ever Changing Lady”
Released March 10, 1986
Genre Country rock, Outlaw Country, Southern rock
Length 3:41
Label Epic
Songwriter(s) Charlie Daniels
Producer(s) John Boylan
COUNTRYPEDIA
Charlie Daniels Band – Drinkin’ My Baby Goodbye Lyrics
Sittin’ on a bar stool actin’ like a durn fool
That’s what I’m a-doin’ today
Sitting’ her drinkin’ tryin’ to keep from thinkin’
I’m a boozin’ my troubles away
Well now I couldn’t make her stay, well doggone her anyway
She can’t say that I didn’t try.
Pour me another one, I’m finished with the other one
I’m drinkin’ my baby goodbye.
Everytime we disagreed
She was always askin’ me
Are you a man or a mouse?
Now that she’s gone
She probably thinks I’m home
Just a mopin’ around the house
She probably thinks that she’s the one thing
I just couldn’t get along without
Well wouldn’t it surprise her I got a sympathizer
As long as these bottles hold out
Sittin’ on a bar stool actin’ like a durn fool
That’s what I’m a-doin’ today.
Sitting’ her drinkin’ tryin’ to keep from thinkin’
I’m a boozin’ my troubles away.
Well now I couldn’t make her stay, well doggone her anyway
She can’t say that I didn’t try.
Pour me another one, I’m finished with the other one
I’m drinkin’ my baby goodbye.
Every time I try to sit down and talk to her
It always ends up in a fuss.
I tried to reason with her right up to the time
She got on that Greyhound bus.
It would be better if I could forget her
‘Cause she sure forgot about me.
And if takes all night I’m gonna’ do it right
I’m gonna’ sit here till I can’t see.
Sittin’ on a bar stool actin’ like a durn fool
That’s what I’m a-doin’ today
Sitting’ her drinkin’ tryin’ to keep from thinkin’
I’m a boozin’ my troubles away
Well now I couldn’t make her stay well doggone her anyway
She can’t say that I didn’t try
Pour me another one, I’m finished wit
h the other one
I’m drinkin’ my baby goodbye
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