Started out, just drinkin' beer I didn't know how or why or what I was doin' there Just a couple more, made me feel a little better Believe me when I tell you, it was nothin' to do with the letter ♪ Ran right out of beer, I took a look into the larder No bones, nothin', I'd better go and get something harder Back in a flash, I started on a dash of Jamaica rum Me and Pat Malone, drinking on our own Whoa-oh, the nips are gettin' bigger Whoa-yeah, the nips are gettin' bigger Whoa-oh, the nips are gettin' bigger Yeah, mm, they're gettin' bigger ♪ Sometimes I wonder what all these chemicals are doin' to my brain It doesn't worry me enough to stop me from doin' it again Wiping out brain cells by the million, but I don't care It doesn't worry me even though I ain't got a lot to spare Whoa-oh, the nips are gettin' bigger Whoa-yeah, the nips are gettin' bigger Whoa-oh, the nips are gettin' bigger Yeah, they're gettin' bigger