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

Well it turned him to the booze
And he got mixed up with a floozy
And she led him to a life of indecision
The floozy made him spend his dough
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 can't recall
Who thought I would say
Damn it all and blow it all
Oh, demon alcohol
Memories I can't 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 disappear

Well it messed up his life
Went and beat up his wife
And the floozy's gone and found another sucker
She's gonna lead 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 can't recall
Who thought I would say
Damn it all and blow it all
Oh, demon alcohol
Memories I can't recall
Who thought I would fall
A slave to demon alcohol

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Writer(s): Raymond Davies