G               G
I saw a man at the close of the day

         C                D7
Standing by a grocery door

    C                   G
His eyes were sunk and his lips were parched

      D7                  G
And I viewed him o'er and o'er




    G
His lit-tle boy stood by his side

    C          D7
And unto him he said

   C                G
Father, Mother's sick at home

    D7               G
And sister cries for bread




    G
He turned around, walked thru the door

   C                   D7
Staggered up to the bar

    C                  G
And unto the landlord said

    D7                G
Just give me one last pour









G
And about a year I passed thereby

      C                     D7
A crowd stood round the door

   C                G
I asked the reason, one replied

         D7             G
The drunkard is no more




    G
Just then a hearse moved slowly by

   C                D7
No wife or children near

       C                G
They'd gone before this vile murder

    D7                G
And left this world of care




    G
Come all you jolly dram drinkers

   C             D7
By this a warning take

    C            G
And quit the overflowing bowl

   D7            G
Before it is too late