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How high, how high am I?
I won't be sober 'til the Fourth of July
Move all the villains and let me by
How high am I?

Hey, Richard
Come on down here, boy, and open this door
What kinda whiskey is this?
This whiskey won't let ya do nothin'
Mmm, I ain't never felt that way before

All the world is apple pie
All the seas are ink
All the trees are dry bread and cheese
I'm thirsty, what am I gonna drink?

Rum, whiskey, rye and gin
Mmm, can't you tell what a fool I've been?
Bring out the doctor, Richard, see the state I'm in?
I'm higher than the sky, how high am I?

I don't like liquor but I'm drunk everyday
When they make liquor, it just comes my way
Everything in the world happens to me
I drink black coffee and it tastes like tea
I feel like a feather but I'm yellin' like a hound
I would be a king, I just haven't got a crown
One more drink and I believe I'll drown
How high am I? Mmm, mmm, mmm

Everybody's drinkin' scotch and soda
Hey, boy, c'mere, c'mere, bring me a rum and coke
You know I believe I'm gon' have to crawl home on my knees
And Jack, that ain't no joke

Rum, whiskey, rye, beer and gin
Can't you tell what a fool I've been?
C'mere, c'mere, somebody, can't you see I'm sunk?
How high am I? No, that's a lie
I'm drunk