It's quarter past eight And if you think that's not late It's early in the morning, you see And though the bar should be closed Bartender knows that since my baby left me I got no other place to be goin' I'd rather do my drinking alone
Now, all my old pals Are spendin' time out with their gals But I got no one sitting on my knee But since my baby went away This is where I want to stay And the only thing I want to see Is that girl saying she'll be going home And I'd rather do my drinking alone
Me and my sweet girl, we made such a team Everyone said we had it all But since she's been missing I got no lips to be kissin' And half a team ain't no team at all
Now it's quarter past ten And I'm back here in the morning again Hoping that she'd come back to me But with each sip of beer I cry another silent tear Remembering the way things used to be And I'll be here after everyone is gone And I'd rather do my drinking I'd rather do my thinking I'd rather do my drinking alone