Lyrics:

Once I Knowed A Guitar Picker, Lived His Life On Wine And Liquorrunnin'' Around In One Of Them New Machineshe Was About The Proudest Feelin'', Wheelin'', Dealin''sneakin'', Stealin'', Aggravatin'' Man I''ve Ever Seennothin'' But A Midnight Rambler, Biggest Drunkard And A Gamblerhe''d Do Anything That Wasn''t Nicehuntin'', Golfin'', Fishin'', Swimmin'', Runnin'' Around With Other Womenplayin'' Dominoes And Shootin'' Dicethen One Night As He Was Dinin'', While The Moon Was Brightly Shinin''with His Secret Love He Was So Gayhe Would Laugh And Call Her ''honey'' While She Proudly Spent His Moneyas They Hugged And Smooched The Time Awaylaughin'', Jokin'', Dinin'', Dancin''plannin'' Parties And Romancin'', Havin'' Fun Regardless Of The Priceeatin'' Caviar And Chicken, Strummin'' His Guitar And Pickin''playin'' Dominoes And Shootin'' Dicethen His Wife Walked In And Found Him With That Pretty Girl Around Himstarted Makin'' Headway For The Gatewhen He Seen Those Girls Dividin'', He Commenced To Slip And Slidin''but He Seemed To Know It Was Too Latecrowds Began To Gettin'' Thinner, They Jumped Up And Left Their Dinnerno One Seemed To Have An Appetitenot A Person Dare Defend Her, Everyone Jumped Out The Windowno One Hung Around To See The Fightthen She Grabbed Him By The Collar, He Commenced To Squeal And Holleras She Plastered Him Betwixt The Eyesand Then His Old Guitar She Swung It, O''er His Head She Proudly Hung Itbruises, Knots And Bumps Began To Risehe Leapt Up And Tried To Squeeze Her, But She Warped ''cross The Beezerpulled A Pistol And Shot Him Once Or Twicewhen The Wicked Fight Was Over, He Was Laid Beneath The Cloverno More Dominoes And Shootin'' Dice