Bottle of Wine
Words and Music by Tom Paxton
[Chorus:]
Bottle of wine, fruit of the vine,
When you gonna let me get sober?
Leave me along, let me go home.
Let me go back and start over.
Ramblin’ around this dirty old town,
Singin’ for nickels and dimes.
Times getting tough I ain’t got enough,
To buy a little bottle of wine.
[Chorus]
Little hotel, older than Hell,
Dark as the coal in the mine.
Blanket so thin, I lay there and grin,
‘Cause I got a little bottle of wine.
[Chorus]
It’s a pain in my head, bugs in my bed,
And my pants are so old that they shine.
Out on the street, tell the people I meet,
To buy me a bottle of wine.
[Chorus]
A preacher will preach, and a teacher will teach,
And a miner will dig in the mine.
I ride the rods, trusting in God,
And huggin’ my bottle of wine.
Lots of times, the cover version of the song, surpasses the writer’s version… example city of new orleans… by steve goodman… performed by arlo guthrie… which vresion is better known.
Good song!
Thank you for posting it!!
George Vreeland Hill
One of my favorite songs by Tom and this video is funny..good work!
Absolutely great!
What a great song.
what can i say except hey i like to have a good time, sharin bottled beers whiskey and tears is always a good time, just be sure to finish the nite right with a rare bottle of wine.
hey - that’s my uncle. =) *wave* Hi Tom!