Sittin' on a bar stool actin' like a darn fool   That's what I'm a doin' today   Sitting' here drinkin', tryin' to keep from thinkin'   I'm a boozin' my troubles away      Well now I couldn't make her stay, well doggone her anyway   She can't say that I didn't try   So pour me another one, I'm finished with the other one   I'm drinkin' my baby goodbye      Every time we disagreed, she was always askin' me   "Are you a man or a mouse?"   Now that she's gone, she probably thinks I'm home   Just a mopin' around the house      She probably thinks that she's the one thing   I just couldn't get along without   Well wouldn't it surprise her I got a sympathizer   As long as these bottles hold out      Well I'm sittin' on a bar stool actin' like a darn fool   That's what I'm a doin' today   And I'm sitting' here drinkin', tryin' to keep from thinkin'   I'm a boozin' my troubles away      Well now I couldn't make her stay, well doggone her anyway   She can't say that I didn't try   So pour me another one, I'm finished with the other one   I'm drinkin' my baby goodbye      Every time I try to sit down and talk to her   It always end up in a fuss   I tried to reason with her right up to the time   That she got on that greyhound bus      It would be better if I could forget her   'Cause she sure forgot about me   And if it takes all night I'm gonna' do it right   I'm gonna' sit here till I can't see      Well I'm sittin' on a bar stool actin' like a darn fool   That's what I'm a doin' today   And I'm sittin' here drinkin', tryin' to keep from thinkin'   I'm a boozin' my troubles away      Well now I couldn't make her stay, well doggone her anyway   She can't say that I didn't try   So pour me another one, I'm finished with the other one   I'm drinkin' my baby goodbye      Well I'm sittin' on a bar stool actin' like a darn fool   That's what I'm a doin' today   And I'm sittin' here drinkin', tryin' to keep from thinkin'   I'm a boozin' my troubles away      Well now I couldn't make her stay, well doggone her anyway   She can't say that I didn't try   So pour me another one, I'm finished with the other one   I'm drinkin' my baby goodbye   I said, "So pour me another one, I'm finished with the other one   I'm drinkin' my baby goodbye"   I said, "So pour me another one, I'm finished with the other one   I'm drinkin' my baby goodbye"