I do have the song on the wonderful Bear Family CD set of Hank's early Canadian releases. He recorded it in 1947, though it had actually been written prior to his first session in 1936. I can't tell you how much fun we had singing this song when we were kids!

THE NIGHT I STOLE OLD SAMMY MORGAN'S GIN
(C E Snow)

Listen folks and I will tell a funny story,
You may think it sad but I was in my glory.
'Twas a cellar I crept in,
Cobwebs brushing by my chin,
On the night I stole old Sammy Morgan's Gin.

As my hand fell on the jug I had to snicker,
But when I started for the door I went much quicker,
For just up above my head
Someone jumped right out of bed,
On the night I stole old Sammy Morgan's Gin.

As I left that cellar believe me, I was liftin',
And the hops from one arm to the other shiftin',
Then I stopped and hauled the plug,
Sat there till I drained the jug,
Had my mind all set, no spare drops I was missin'.

Then on my feet I thought I was, but wasn't,
And for roads, I guess I saw about a dozen.
When I reached the old porch door
I went smack-o on the floor,
On the night I stole old Sammy Morgan's Gin.

I just made one step and landed in the coal-box
Then from off the mantle came a big-ben 'larm clock
But I finally got up-stairs
After passing seven bears
'Twas the night I stole old Sammy Morgan's Gin.

By my bedroom door an owl stood taking tickets
And a monkey stood before me baking biscuits
But the funniest sight of all
Was two roosters playing ball
On the night I stole old Sammy Morgan's Gin.

I saw mice as big as horses washing dishes
As an ape came in the door dressed up in breeches
Then the floor fell on my head
As I tried to get in bed
'Twas the night I stole old Sammy Morgan's Gin.

Well, I woke next morning guess 'twas closer evening
And my room 'twas certainly in an awful shape,
Someone else had took my head
Left an elephant's there instead
On the morning after drinking Sammy's Gin.

HTML line breaks added --JoeClone, 26-Dec-01.^^ Added to DT Oct 98