Gimme That Wine
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The Brothers Four: CS9179
My wife got tired a' me runnin 'round, so she tried to keep me home-
Well, she broke my nose and hid my clothes, but I continued to roam.
Then she finally hit my weak spot - threatened to throw my bottle out
Well, from the basement to the rooftop, everybody could hear me shout...
Gimme that wine, Gimme that wine, Gimme that wine,
'Cause I can't cut loose without my juice.
Well, one day while crossin the avenue, a big car knocked me down.
While I was stretched out tyin' up traffic and crowds came from blocks around
Now the po-lice were searchin my pockets, before they sent me to the funeral parlor,
But when one o' those cops took my bottle, Jack, I jumped straight up
and commenced to hollar
Gimme that wine, Gimme that wine, Gimme that wine,
'Cause I can't cut loose without my juice.
Well, now, one real dark and dreary night as I was staggerin' home t' bed,
Well, a bandit jumped from the shadows and put a blackjack 'side my head.
That cat took my watch, my ring, my money, And I didn't make a sound,
but when he reached 'n got my bottle, you could hear me for blocks around
Gimme that wine, Gimme that wine, Gimme that wine,
'Cause I can't cut loose without my juice.
Well one day my house caught fire while I was layin' down sleepin' off a nap
An' when I woke up everything was burnin' with a pop an' a crackle an' a snap.
Now the fireman chopped up my TV set and tore my apartment apart,
But when he raised his axe to my bottle, I screamed with all my heart...
Gimme that wine, Gimme that wine, Gimme that wine,
'Cause I can't cut loose without my juice.
You can take all those Hollywood glamor girls- Lana Turner, Rita Hayworth,
Bridget Bardot, n' Lucille Ball, and all them chicks 'n line 'em upside the wall
Put a GIGANTIC jug beside 'em, n' tell me to take my choice.
Well, there'd be no doubt which one I chose, the minute I raised my voice.
Gimme that wine, Gimme that wine, Gimme that wine,
'Cause I can't cut loose without my juice.
Well those chicks look fine, but I love my wine.
Now some folks like money, some like to dance and dine,
But I'll be happy If you give me that wine
