River of Grog

River of Grog - Mark Knopfler

By day I sell them my soul

I work like a mole

Under the shop

By night I'll drink in the cold hole

But down in the nine-foot drop

By day I'm a company mule

The wage slaving fool

They chain up like a dog

By night I'll be sailing away

On my stool

On a river of grog

A river of grog

Two drinks

In my line of my sight

But that can't be right

I know it's untrue

I'm seeing double tonight

But there can only be one of you

I've loaded my pockets with stones

To bury my bones

In the mud of the bog

So let me go sailing

Away on my own

On a river of grog

A river of grog

If you miss me when I go

It's been a barrel of fun

I'm gonna miss you

When I go

But down in this bottle

There's a song for me waiting I know

I've loaded my pockets with stones

To bury my bones

In the mud of the bog

So let me go sailing

Away on my own

On a river of grog

A river of grog

River of grog