Woke up this morning with the ale house blues

Without waking Penny I put on my derby shoes

The day was calling, only one thing on my mind

Don't want no moaning so I'll leave you far behind

Passed Mr postman, He gave me the eye

Knew where I was going to pass my precious time

“Commiserations” he said, “I’m in the doghouse too.”

Well it seems like everybody’s got them ale house blues

When there's fear in the whites of your eyes

And your head pounds like the crashing tide

And the morning does feel so unkind

When the ale house blues plague your mind

At the bar stands Mr Blake He's certified Insane

Forgot his trench coat and went out in the driving rain

Smokes Mayfair cigarettes, drinks moet champagne

But I don't feel like moving, staying here for all of my days

When there's fear in the whites of your eyes

And your head pounds like the crashing tide

And the morning does feel so unkind

When the ale house blues plague your mind

Oh me, oh my

What a wasted life

Oh me, oh my

We put the world to rights

I bumped into bellow, I asked him how he'd been

Wish I hadn't had said owt, now he won't leave me be

We paint the town red like we have nowt to lose

Now good morning penny, I’ve got the ale house blues