Too Much Alcohol by Rory Gallagher (Live)

From “Me & My Music”, Irish TV; 14 February 1977.

You know he’s a beast before he even starts playing!

The way he got into open tuning in a matter of seconds, by ear, and then he starts off with that big whoop….man, what a legend!

It’s so cool. in the beginning when he’s talking he goes from this seemingly super nice, “nonthreatening” dude, but the moment he starts playing, it’s like he transformed into a completely different person, it’s totally different vibe.

There is NO ONE like the late, great, Rory Gallagher!

Lyrics:
Yeahhh…
Too much alcohol,
Yeahhh…

I went down on 31st Street,
To pick up a jug of alcohol,
Well, I went down on 31st Street,
To pick up a jug of alcohol.

Ahhh…
Told the man to put in some water,
But he wouldn’t put in a drop at all.
I was drinking my straight alcy,
And I went walking on down the street,
Well, I was drinking my straight alcy,
And I went walking on down the street.

Yeahhh…
Well, my eyes got so heavy,
I nearly fell half asleep.
Well, I like sherry brandy,
My baby sure like gin,
Well, that little girl I got,
Sure put me in the,
Spin I’m in.
Well, I went down on 31st Street,
To pick up a jug of alcohol.

Yeahhh…
I told the man to put in some water,
But he wouldn’t put in a drop at all.
Whisky make me drowsey,
And gin can make you think,
Well, a common cold can kill ya,
But, my baby tell me to drink,
I went down on 31st Street,
To pick up a jug of alcohol,

Yeahhh…
I told the guy to put in some water,
But he wouldn’t put in a drop at all,
One hundred per cent alcohol,
Well, let me have some.
Well, I like sherry and brandy,
My baby sure likes gin,
And that little girl I got,
Sure put me in,
The spin I’m in.
I went down on 31st Street,
To pick up, pick up a jug of alcohol,

Yeahhh…
I told the man to put in some water,
But he won’t put in a drop at all.
Ninety one per cent,
Better make it ninety two,
Ninety three per cent,
Ninety four, that’ll do,
Ninety five,
Ninety six,
Ninety seven per cent,
Ninetyeight,
Bartender that’s ninety nine,
Make it one hundred per cent,
One hundred per cent,
One hundred per cent,
Wanna try some,
I wanna try some,
One hundred per cent,
Then I won’t feel a thing at all.

Songwriters: Gallagher William Rory
Too Much Alcohol lyrics © Vogue Music