I'LL GO DOWN SWINGING
(Bill Anderson)

Porter Wagoner - 1964
Bill Anderson - 1965
Charlie Walker - 1966
Los Straitjackets with Exene Cervenka - 2001
The Knitters - 2005



The one I love don't want me hangin' 'round
All she does is put me on and put me down
Tonight she's with a stranger at a party in her home
And I'm here at the tavern gettin' stoned

'Cause if I gotta go, I'll go down swingin'
Where there's lights and laughter, booze and blonds
And lots of sad, sad singin'
I'll sober up tomorrow and cry all day I know
At least I'll go down swingin'
What a swingin' way to go

I'll dance with all the girls and buy the wine
Play the jukebox till I'm down to my last dime
She thinks she made a fool of me by lovin' someone else
She should see me make a fool out of myself

'Cause if I gotta go, I'll go down swingin'
Where there's lights and laughter, booze and blonds
And lots of sad, sad singin'
I'll sober up tomorrow and cry all day I know
At least I'll go down swingin'
What a swingin' way to go



(Transcribed by Monique Adriaansen & Mel Priddle - August 2006)