Here's a story about a sinner   He used to be a winner who enjoyed a life of prominence and position   But the pressures at the office and the socialite engagements   And his selfish wife's fanatical ambition   It turned him to the booze   And he got mixed up with a floozy   And she led him to a life of indecision   The floozy made him spend his dough   And left him lying on Skid Row   A drunken lag in some Salvation Army Mission   It's such a shame      Oh, demon alcohol   Sad memories I can't recall   Who thought I would say   Damn it all   Blow it all   Oh demon alcohol   Memories I can't recall   Who thought I would fall a slave to demon alcohol      Barley wine, pink gin   He'll drink anything   Port, Pernod, or tequila   Rum, scotch, vodka on the rocks   As long as all the troubles disappear   He messed up his life when he beat up his wife   The floozy's gone and found another sucker   She'll turn him to the drink   She'll lead him to the brink   And when his money's gone she'll leave him in the gutter   It's such a shame      Oh demon alcohol   Sad memories I cannot recall   Who thought I would fall   A slave to demon alcohol.