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I'LL NEVER GET DRUNK ANY MORE (OH, ONCE I HAD A FORTUNE) Sung by: Mrs. Nettie Huddleston Barnes Click here to listen to the original recording All locked up in my trunk I lost it all at gambling One night when I was drunk. Chorus: I'll never get drunk any more, any more. I'll never get drunk any more. I'll keep myself from the barroom door. I'll never get drunk any more. Money I had plenty, And friends all 'round me stood, But now my pockets are empty, And not a friend in the land. (Chorus) When I go out in the morning, My head's all racked with pain. I promised my little darling I'd never get drunk again. (Chorus) . . . . . . joy and hope, . . . my soul to think, And makes me happy while I live, Too soon was called away. [There is one more verse, mostly incomprehensible.] Also found in Randolph, Vol. II, #316, "Oh, Once I Had a Fortune"; Brown, Vol. III, #36, "I'll Never Get Drunk Any More." |
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