The Party

You might remember this one from the Pop Charts

a few years back, done by a group called the

(Irish) Rovers.

The Party

by Tom Paxton

(C)Could have been the whisky,

Might have been the gin.

Could have the three or four six packs

I don't know, but (C7)look at the mess I'm in

My head is like a (F)football, I think I'm going

to die

Tell me , (G) me oh me oh my

(C)Wasn't that a Party

Someone took a grapefruit

wore it like a hat

I saw someone under my kitchen table

talking to an old tomcat

They were talking about football

the cat was talking back

Round about then everything went black.

Wasn't that a party

BREAK:

(F)It might have been my memory

Playing tricks on me

but I (G7)think I saw my buddy

cutting down my neighbours tree.

Could have been the whisky,

Might have been the gin.

Could have the three or four six packs

I don't know, but look at the mess I'm in

My head is like a football, I think I'm going

to die

Tell me , me oh me oh my

Wasn't that a Party

BREAK (Instrumental)

Could have been the whisky,

Might have been the gin.

Could have the three or four six packs

I don't know, but look at the mess I'm in

My head is like a football, I think I'm going

to die

Tell me , me oh me oh my

Wasn't that a Party

BREAK (2):

and Bill, and Joe and Tommy

well, they went a little far

They were sitting in the front yard

blowing on the siren

of somebody's police car.

So you see , your Honour

it was all in fun

That little bitty track meet down on main

street

was just to see if the cops could run

Well they run us down to see you

in an alcoholic haze

Sure could use those thirty days

to recover from the party

Well they run us down to see you

in an alcoholic haze

Sure could use those thirty days

to recover from the party

Could have been the whisky,

Might have been the gin.

Could have the three or four six packs

I don't know, but look at the mess I'm in

My head is like a football, got to get better

to die

Tell me , me oh me oh my

Wasn't that a Party