Thirteen Great Country Drinking Songs
Co-author alert!!!! Yes, my husband Hurley (pictured here with my pregnant self back in 1993) helped to come up with these songs...he's going to KILL me when he sees that I posted this picture. Actually, he'll probably be mad that if I chose a picture from 1993, I chose one where he is wearing a hat instead of one where he is sporting a much fuller head of hair!!!
I'm thinking that everyone this week is going to do a TT about St. Patrick's Day. And what, you may ask, do great country drinking songs have to do with St. Patrick's Day. Well, if you are familiar with Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, you may recall that Berendt relates that in the South there are two high holy days...St. Patrick's Day and the Florida/Georgia Game (of course, he refers to it as the Georgia/Florida game, but my Gator husband wouldn't like that). So you can now see the connection between country music (typically associated with the South) and St. Patrick's Day! (For those who aren't familiar with country music, I'm going to put a snippet of lyrics so you can get the general idea of the song.)
1. I've Got Friends in Low Places - Garth Brooks
I didn't mean to cause a big scene; Just wait 'til I finish this glass; Then sweet little lady; I'll head back to the bar; And you can kiss my ass!
2. No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems - Kenny Chesney
The sun and the sand and a drink in my hand with no bottom
And no shirt, no shirt, and no problems!
3. I Love This Bar - Toby Keith
I like my truck; I like my girlfriend; I like to take her out to dinner; I like a movie now and then...but I LOVE this bar!
***OK, now we have covered all the country singers after whom we have named our dogs...Garth, Chesney and Toby***
4. You Ain't Much Fun Since I Quit Drinkin' - Toby Keith (there is a trend here)
I used to come home late and not a minute too soon; Barking like a dog, howling at the moon; You'd be mad as an ol' red hen, up all night wonderin where I been; I'd fall down and say come help me honey; You laughed outloud, I guess you thought it was funny; I sobered up, and I got to thinkin'; Girl you ain't much fun since I quit drinkin'!
5. The Drinking Bone - Tracy Byrd
The drinkin' bone is connected to the party bone; The party bone's connected to the stayin' out all night long; And she won't think it's funny
And I'll wind up all alone; And the lonely bone's connected to the drinkin' bone.
6. It's 5 o'clock Somewhere - Alan Jackson (with Jimmy Buffett)
Pour me somethin' tall and strong; Make it a hurricane before I go insane
It's only half past twelve, but I don't care; It's five o'clock somewhere.
7. I Don't Even Know Your Name - Alan Jackson
So I ordered straight tequila, a little courage in a shot; I asked you for a date and then I asked to tie the knot; I got a little wasted, yeah I went a little far; But I finally got to hug you when you helped me to my car
The last thing I remember I heard myself say; I'm in love with you baby, I don't even know your name.
8. Beer for my Horses - Toby Keith with Willie Nelson (yes, Toby loves him some drinking songs!)
We'll raise up our glasses against evil forces;
Singing whiskey for my men, beer for my horses.
9. I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home - David Frizzell
She said: "I'm gonna' hire a wino to decorate our home,
"So you'll feel more at ease here, and you won't have to roam.
"We'll take out the dining room table, and put a bar along that wall.
"And a neon sign, to point the way, to our bathroom down the hall."
10. All the Girls get Prettier at Closing Time - Mickey Gilley
If I could rate'em on a scale from 1 to 10; I'm lookin' for a 9 but 8 would slip right in; A few more drinks and I might slip to a 5 or even a 4; But when tomorrow morning comes, And I wake up with a number 1; I swear I'll never do it anymore.
11. I'm Here for the Party - Gretchen Wilson (finally, a chick!)
Well I'm an eight ball shooting double fisted drinking son of a gun; I wear My jeans a little tight; Just to watch the little boys come undone; I'm here for the beer and the ball busting band; Gonna get a little crazy just because I can; You know I'm here for the party!
12. The Whiskey Ain't Workin' Anymore - Travis Tritt
There was a time I could drink my cares away; And drown out all of the heartaches that hurt me night and day; When the thought of you came crashin' through I'd have one more; But now the whiskey ain't workin' anymore.
We actually figured we could have done this whole Thursday Thirteen just with tequila songs...but maybe we'll save that for Cinco de Mayo...so our favorite tequila song...
13. Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off - Joe Nichols
Them pantyhose ain't gonna last too long, if the DJ puts Bon Jovi on. She might come home in a tablecloth. Tequila makes her clothes fall off.
So this weekend as you are tipping back a beer, a whiskey or tequila (watch those clothes...I hear they fall off), just think WWJBD (what would Jimmy Buffett do?)...keep it between the navigational beacons!
Di & H
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