[ti:What's the Use of Getting Sober] [ar:Louis Jordan] [al:All the Fabulous Masters] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]What's the Use of Getting Sober (When You're Gonna Get Drunk Again)? - Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five [00:12.12]Written by:Louis Thomas Jordan [00:24.24]Boy you listen to your old pappy [00:27.40]Yeah pappy [00:29.91]And stop drinking so much [00:32.46]I'm doing so much drinking pappy [00:34.06]Shut up boy you drink all day [00:37.95]And you drink all night and [00:40.75]Son you know that that ain't right [00:43.47]Oh pappy you just give me a chance I can [00:45.13]Shut up boy boy you're lookin' thin as a twig [00:50.72]I know that look likes your dear old pappy about to blow your wig [00:56.79]Oh I'm gonna blow my wig pappy [00:58.99]What's the use of getting sober [01:03.83]When you're gonna get drunk again [01:09.96]Oh Sam done something fine [01:15.42]When he bought that good whiskey beer and wine [01:22.19]I love my whiskey and I love my gin [01:27.34]Everytime you see me I'm in my sin [01:33.63]What's the use of getting sober [01:38.45]When you're gonna get drunk again [01:45.16]I went out last night about half past one [01:50.65]I thought I'd whoop it up a little and have some fun [01:56.65]I got me a half pint about half past two [02:01.84]Mmm mmm the way I was feeling you know what I wanna do [02:07.97]I got me a pint about half past four [02:14.30]Felt so good went out and got me some more [02:20.13]Got me a quart about half past five [02:25.40]Boy that was so nice didn't know if I was dead or alive [02:30.75]So what's the use of getting sober when you're gonna get drunk again [02:42.90]I've been thinking [02:45.53]But I keep drinking [02:49.04]I guess I'm 'bout to lose my mind