Hi Tony,

My mum used to sing it sometimes, (and my dad didn't drink at all).
Here's what I remember, hope you can get the rest.

CHORUS: Rock-a-bye, baby, so warm in your nest.
Your poor daddy's not well, and he must have a rest.
His head is just splitting. He says it's the 'flu,
But that's not the real reason between me and you.

He went out on Monday to buy you some shoes,
But he heard of a gee-gee that just couldn't lose.
The money bought new shoes, to that I can vow,
But the book-maker's daughter is wearing them now. CHORUS

He went out on Tuesday, he hadn't a bob*,
But he met Billy Murphy, who'd got a new job.
They went celebratin', a jar here and there,
He blames the bad whisky, but why should we care? CHORUS

He went out on Wednesday, in the late afternoon,
And he happened to pass by a billiard saloon.
The balls ran against him, I'm sorry to say,
And that's one of the reasons he's not feeling gay. CHORUS

That's all I've got, and while it is close, it may not be exactly accurate.

*For those unacquainted with the slang, a 'bob' was a shilling. "He hadn't a bob" means he was completely broke.

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