Well, it was rock and roll rhythm and a bottle of booze And a wild, wild woman, and she brought home the blues Where she warned me once, and then she warned me twice If that woman found out that I don't take advice It was rhythm, rhythm, rhythm and booze Rhythm, rhythm, rhythm and booze To tell the truth, baby, it was rhythm and booze If I'd listened to my mother, if I'd listened to my dad I'd be here sleeping on a soft feather bed But there's just some things that a man can't be fooled And it's need for a woman, I just had to be sure Rhythm, rhythm, rhythm and booze Rhythm, rhythm, rhythm and booze To tell you the truth, baby, it was rhythm and booze I lost a baby, and I lost my stack I didn't mind so much until I lost my Cadillac Well, I'll give up my dancing and I'll give up the blues If you can hold my rhythm, go wear my blues, make some moves Rhythm, rhythm, rhythm and blues Rhythm, rhythm, rhythm and blues To tell you the truth, baby, it was rhythm and booze