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[Chorus]
  CCould've been the whiskey                              
  Might've been the gin                                               
  Could've been the three or four six-packs, I don't know
  But C7look at the mess I'm in
  My head is like a Ffootball
  I think I'm going to Cdie
  Tell me, Gme oh, me oh my
  Wasn't that a Cparty
[Verse 1]
  CSomeone took a grapefruit                             
  Wore it like a hat                                  
  I saw someone under my kitchen table
  C7Talking to my old tom cat
  They were talking about Fhockey
  The cat was talking Cback
  Long about Gthen every-thing went black
  Wasn't that a Cparty           
[Chorus]
  CCould've been the whiskey                              
  Might've been the gin                                               
  Could've been the three or four six-packs, I don't know
  But C7look at the mess I'm in
  My head is like a Ffootball
  I think I'm going to Cdie
  Tell me, Gme oh, me oh my
  Wasn't that a Cparty
 [Bridge] 
  I'm sure it's just my mFemory
  Playing tricks on Cme
  But I Dthink I saw my buddy
  Cutting down my neighbour's Gtree      
[Chorus]
  CCould've been the whiskey                              
  Might've been the gin                                               
  Could've been the three or four six-packs, I don't know
  But C7look at the mess I'm in
  My head is like a Ffootball
  I think I'm going to Cdie
  Tell me, Gme oh, me oh my
  Wasn't that a Cparty
[Bridge]  
  Billy Joe and FTommy
  Well they went a little Cfar
  They were Dsitting in the back yard, blowing on a sireen
  From somebody's police Gcar
 [Verse 2] 
  So you see, Your HConour
  It was all in fun
  The little bitty track meet down on main street
  Was just to C7see if the cops could run
  Well they run us in to Fsee you
  In an alcoholic Chaze
  I sure can Guse those thirty days
  To re-cover from the Cparty         
[Chorus]
  CCould've been the whiskey                              
  Might've been the gin                                               
  Could've been the three or four six-packs, I don't know
  But C7look at the mess I'm in
  My head is like a Ffootball
  I think I'm going to Cdie
  Tell me, Gme oh, me oh my
  Wasn't that a Cparty

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The Party

by Tom Paxton

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[Chorus]

Could've been the whiskey

Might've been the gin

Could've been the three or four six-packs, I don't know

But look at the mess I'm in

My head is like a football

I think I'm going to die

Tell me, me oh, me oh my

Wasn't that a party

[Verse 1]

Someone took a grapefruit

Wore it like a hat

I saw someone under my kitchen table

Talking to my old tom cat

They were talking about hockey

The cat was talking back

Long about then every-thing went black

Wasn't that a party

[Chorus]

Could've been the whiskey

Might've been the gin

Could've been the three or four six-packs, I don't know

But look at the mess I'm in

My head is like a football

I think I'm going to die

Tell me, me oh, me oh my

Wasn't that a party

[Bridge]

I'm sure it's just my memory

Playing tricks on me

But I think I saw my buddy

Cutting down my neighbour's tree

[Chorus]

Could've been the whiskey

Might've been the gin

Could've been the three or four six-packs, I don't know

But look at the mess I'm in

My head is like a football

I think I'm going to die

Tell me, me oh, me oh my

Wasn't that a party

[Bridge]

Billy Joe and Tommy

Well they went a little far

They were sitting in the back yard, blowing on a sireen

From somebody's police car

[Verse 2]

So you see, Your Honour

It was all in fun

The little bitty track meet down on main street

Was just to see if the cops could run

Well they run us in to see you

In an alcoholic haze

I sure can use those thirty days

To re-cover from the party

[Chorus]

Could've been the whiskey

Might've been the gin

Could've been the three or four six-packs, I don't know

But look at the mess I'm in

My head is like a football

I think I'm going to die

Tell me, me oh, me oh my

Wasn't that a party

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