| Verse 1: |
| A | F#7 | |
| D | . W. W | ashburn |
| B7 | E7 | |
| I | heard a sweet voice | say |
| A | F#7 | |
| D | . W. W | ashburn |
| B7 | E7 | |
| T | his is your lucky | day |
| D | A | |
| A h | ot bowl of soup is w | aiting |
| D A/C# B7 E7 (2: to coda) |
| A hot bowl of soup and a shave |
| A | F#7 | |
| D. W. | Washburn |
| B7 | E7 | A | |
| We picked | you to s | ave |
| Bridge A: |
| E7 | |
| C | an't you hear the fluegelhorn, |
| A | |
| C | an't you hear the bell? |
| E7 | |
| E | ven you can be reborn |
| A | A7 | |
| You n | aughty neer-do-w | ell |
| D | A | |
| If you d | on't get outta that g | utter |
| D | A/C# | B7 | E7 | |
| Bef | ore the | next big r | ain |
| A | F#7 | |
| D. W. | Washburn |
| B7 | E7 | A | |
| You're gonna w | ash right d | own the dr | ain |
| Bridge B: |
| C#7 (N.C.) |
| Up! Up! C'mon, get up! |
| F#m | |
| Get up off your street |
| B7 | |
| If | you can only make it from your hands to your knees |
| E7 | E+ | |
| I k | now you can make it to your f | eet |
| Verse 2: |
| D. W. Washburn |
| I said to myself |
| D. W. Washburn |
| Why don't you go save somebody else? |
| Well, I got no job to go to |
| I don't work and I don't get paid |
| Coda: |
| A A7/C# D D#dim (N.C.) |
| I got a bottle of wine, I'm feelin' fine |
| B7 | E7 | A | |
| And I bel | ieve I | got it m | ade |
| D | A | |
| I'd like to th | ank alla you good p | eople |
| D | A/C# | B7 | E7 | |
| For c | oming | to my a | id |
| A | F#7 | |
| But I'm | D. W. | Washburn |
| B7 | E7 | A | F#7 | |
| I do bel | ieve I've | got it m | ade (D. W. | Washburn) |
| B7 | E7 | A | F#7 | |
| I do bel | ieve I've | got it m | ade, don't need n | obody |
| (D. W. Washburn) |
| B7 | E7 | A | F#7 | |
| I do bel | ieve I've | got it m | ade (D. W. | Washburn) (fade) |
| -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers |