One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer by John Lee Hooker

Genre: Pop

Length: 3:04

Legendary bluesman John Lee Hooker remade a blues classic in 1966. The original version of the song had a slightly different title, “One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer”—it was written by Rudy Toombs and sung by Amos Milburn. Milburn’s version was a hit in 1953, but Hooker took Milburn’s song and “edited the verse down to its essentials” and added his own unique touch. The song was recorded in Chicago in 1966 with Hooker singing and playing guitar. He was supported by pianist Lafayette Leake, ...

One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer lyrics

One bourbon, one scotch, and one beer
One bourbon, one scotch, and one beer
Hey mister bartender come here
I want another drink and I want it now
My baby she gone, she been gone two night
I ain't seen my baby since night before last
One bourbon, one scotch, and one beer
And then I sit there, gettin' high, mellow
Knocked out, feeling good and by the time
I looked on the wall, at the old clock on the wall
By that time, it was ten thirty daddy
I looked down the bar, at the bartender
He said, "Now what do you want Johnny?"
One bourbon, one scotch, and one beer
Well my baby she gone, she been gone two night
I ain't seen my baby since night before last
I wanna get drunk till I'm off of my mind
One bourbon, one scotch, and one beer
And I sat there, gettin' high, stoned
Knocked out, and by the time
I looked on the wall, at the old clock again
And by that time, it was a quarter to two
Last call for alcohol,
I said "Hey mister bartender, what do you want?"
One bourbon, one scotch, and one beer
One bourbon, one scotch, and one beer
One bourbon, one scotch...

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