When I Been Drinkin 
by 
Big Bill Broonzy 
recording of 19 
from, 
I don't need no money, I've got lucky oil on my hands 
I don't need no woman's voice, always raisin' sand 
When I been drinkin', yes, when I been drinkin' 
Now when I come home, baby, please let me lay down and rest 
Lookin' for a woman that ain't never been kissed 
We can get along and I won't have to use my fist 
When I been drinkin', yes, when I been drinkin' 
Now when I come home, baby, please let me lay down and rest 
I want a job to go to work at twelve, get off at one 
Have an hour for dinner, boys, and my day's work is done 
When I been drinkin', yes, when I been drinkin' 
Now when I come home, baby, please let me lay down and rest 
I want to be taken out of bed, put in a rocking chair 
Rock me anywhere, baby, Big Bill won't care 
When I been drinkin', yes, when I been drinkin' 
Now when I come home, baby, please let me lay down and rest