Once I was happy and had a good wife
I had enough money to last me my life
And I met a girl who went on a spree
She taught me smoking and drinking whiskey
Cigarettes and whiskey and wild, wild women
They'll drive you crazy, they'll drive you insane
Cigarettes and whiskey and wild, wild women
They'll drive you crazy, they'll drive you insane
They'll drive you crazy, they'll drive you insane
Now I am feeble and broken with age
The lines on my face make a well-written page
I'm weaving this story, it's sad and it's true
Women and whiskey and what they can do
Cigarettes and whiskey and wild, wild women
They'll drive you crazy, they'll drive you insane
Cigarettes and whiskey and wild, wild women
They'll drive you crazy, they'll drive you insane
They'll drive you crazy, they'll drive you insane
Cigarettes and whiskey and wild, wild women
They'll drive you crazy, they'll drive you insane
They'll ride on the cross at the head of my grave
For women and whiskey, your lies are forslay
Take warning, dear friend, for these words are true
Women and whiskey and what they can do
Cigarettes and whiskey and wild, wild women
They'll drive you crazy, they'll drive you insane
Cigarettes and whiskey and wild, wild women
They'll drive you crazy, they'll drive you insane
Cigarettes and whiskey and wild, wild women

Cigarettes and whiskey and wild, wild women

Cigarettes and whiskey, wild, wild women
They'll drive you crazy, they'll drive you insane
Cigarettes and whiskey, wild, wild women
They'll drive you crazy, they'll drive you insane
They'll leave you in heartbreak, they'll leave you in pain
They'll leave you in heartbreak, they'll leave you in pain