We're drinkin' my friend, to the end of a brief episode
So, set 'em up Joe, I've got a little story that you otta know

So thanks for the cheer, I hope you didn't mind my bendin' your ear
Until it's talked away
Well, that's how it goes and Joe I know you're gettin' anxious to close
I'm feelin' so bad, I wish you'd make the music dreamy an' sad

Could tell you a lot but you've got to be true to your code
Make it one for ma baby, an' one more for the road
Make it one for ma baby, one more for the road

I got the routine, so drop another nickel in the machine
Make it one for ma baby an' one more for the road
And I've got a lot of things to say
And when I'm gloomy, you simply gotta listen to me
You'd never kno' it, but Buddy, I'm kind of a poet
This torch that I've found, must be drowned or it soon will explode

That long, long road