DOWN WHERE THE DRUNKARDS ROLL Richard Thompson Transcribed by Phil Saunders (capo 3rd fret to play with record. Song is recorded in Bb, but written here in G)
See the boys out walking
The boys who look so fine
Dressed up in green velvet
Their silver buckles shine
Soon they'll be bleary-eyed
Under a keg of wine
CHORUS
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 You can get the real thing It will only cost a pound
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
You can be a gambler Who never drew a hand You can be a sailor Who never left dry land You can be lord Jesus All the world will understand