Root Beer Songtext
von George Jones

Well, I sent my pretty baby to the neighbourhood store
My head was vibratin′ from the night before
I said you'd better hurry as she went out the gate
My system needs a helper and I don′t mean a steak
She had a cold six pack when she got back
But it was - root beer

Well, now you can just imagine I was shocked to death
For nearly twenty minutes couldn't get my breath
My mind began to wonder would I ever get well
But leave it to my baby, well you can't never tell
′Cause everything went numb when I saw what she′d brung
It was - root beer

Home-brewed lightnin', bay alcohol
Even good old mountain dew
Moonshine, grapevine
Any old kind would do


Well, now you could be my doctor or my little nurse
But get me somethin′ quick before I die or get worse
I only need a toddy, just a little drink
Yeah, that should be enough to put me back in the pink
But everything went black when I looked in the sack
It was - root beer

Well, I began to thinkin' I′d be better off dead
But then I just remembered 'bout my old Uncle Ned
He′s got a little business squeezin' juice out of corn
And I began to praise the day my uncle was born
'Cause you can′t get any kicks when you′re in this fix
Out of - root beer

Home-brewed lightnin', bay alcohol
Even good old mountain dew
Moonshine, grapevine
Any old kind would do

Well, you could be my doctor or my little nurse
But get me somethin′ quick before I die or get worse
I only need a toddy, just a little drink
Yeah, that should be enough to put me back in the pink
But everything went black when I looked in the sack