Alba s touto skladbou:
King,
Shangri-La,
brew the coffee in a bucket
double straight man and banjo
if you donât got the snake oil
buster, you donât got a show
who puts the doh-re-me
in our pockets
keeps the party going on?
itâs the man
who sells the potions
iâm just one who plays the songs
now they generally buys
the bigger size
they usually rub it in
i drank it once, it tasted
like grease and paraffin
itâs mostly alcohol, okay
you canât deny itâs strong
we was going through the motions
âtil the doctor came along
there stands the bottle
ladies and gentlemen
all these bottles
donât have to tell you, friends
these days miracles
donât come falling from the sky
raise your glasses to the doctor
to a stand up guy
when the monkeyshine is flying
and heâs promising the cure
he says the french
for your lovesick blues
la maladie dâamour
he gets the chumps all laughing
but he gets a few to buy
hereâs to beefsteak
when youâre hungry
and whiskey when youâre dry
now the bandâll blow their moolah
like sailors gone ashore
now weâre going to west helena
to gamble, drink and whore
letâs you and me
all make whoopee
hereâs mud in your eye
hereâs to all the gals you ever want
and heaven when you die
there stands the bottle
ladies and gentlemen
all these bottles
donât have to tell you, friends
these days miracles
donât come falling from the sky
raise your glasses to the doctor
to a stand up guy
thereâs a big cheese with a cigar
been sizing up the show
he wants to get the doctor
pitching on the radio
i will make a switch to guitar
but the rules all still apply
they want to trust somebody
yeah, they want a stand up guy
there stands the bottle
hereâs to absent friends
all these bottles
dead soldiers in the end
these days miracles
donât come falling from the sky
raise your glasses to the doctor
to a stand up guy
to the doctor
a stand up guy
