K:D {i}Words from Mike Cross album "Live and Kickin'"{/i} [D]Early one day when the sun wouldn't shine I was [G]walking down the [D]street not [A]feeling too fine I [D]saw two old men with a bottle between 'em And [G]this was the [D]song that I [A]heard them [D]singing {i}Chorus:{/i} {i}[D]Lord preserve us and protect us,{/i} {i}[Em]We've been drinking [A]whiskey 'fore breakfast.{/i} {i}2nd half - Instrumental{/i} Well I [D]stopped by the steps where they was sitting And I [G]couldn't [D]believe how [A]drunk they were getting I [D]said "old men, have you been drinking long?" They said [G]"just long e-[D]nough to be [A]singing this [D]song" {i}Chorus{/i} Well they [D]passed me the bottle and I took a little sip And it [G]felt so [D]good I just [A]couldn't quit I [D]drank some more and next thing I knew There were [G]three of us [D]sitting there [A]singing this [D]tune {i}Chorus{/i} [D]One by one everybody in the town They [G]heard our [D]ruckus and they [A]came around And [D]pretty soon the streets, they were a-ringin' With the [G]sound of the [D]whole town [A]laughing and [D]singin' {i}Chorus{/i} {i}Chorus{/i}