I Gotta Get Drunk Lyrics

(By George Jones & Willie Nelson)

[Nelson:]
Well, I gotta get drunk and…

[Both:]
I sure do dread it,
'cause I know just what I'm gonna do.
Start to spend my money callin' everybody honey,
And wind up singin' the blues.

[Nelson:]
I spend my whole paycheck on some old wreck.
And brother I can name you a few.

[Both:]
Well I have gotta get drunk and I sure do dread it,
'cause I know just what I'm gonna do.

[Jones:]
Well, I gotta get drunk, Lord, I can't stay sober.
There's a lot of good people in town,
They love to hear me holler, see me spend my dollars,
I wouldn't think of lettin' 'em down.
Well, there's a lot of good doctors keep a-tellin' me, “George,
You better start a-slowin' it down.”

[Nelson:]
But there's more old drunks than there are old doctors.
So, I guess we'd better have another round.

—Instrumental break.—

[Nelson:]
Well, I gotta get drunk and

[Both:]
I sure do dread it,
'cause I know just what I'm gonna do,
Start to spend my money callin' everybody honey,
And wind up singin' the blues.

[Jones:]
I spend my whole paycheck on some old wreck.
And Willie I can name you a few.

[Both:]
Well I gotta get drunk and I sure do dread it,
'cause I know just what I'm gonna do.

[Jones:]
Yeah.

[Nelson:]
Yeah