See the boys out walking
   The boys they look so fine
   Dressed up in green velvet
   Their silver buckles shine
   Soon they will be bleary-eyed
   Under a keg of wine
  
   Down where the drunkards roll
   Down where the drunkards roll
  
   See the lover standing
   He's lookin' at the ground
   He's looking for the real thing
   Lies were all he found
   You can get the real thing
   And it will only cost a pound
  
   Down where the drunkards roll
   Down where the drunkards roll
  
   See the troubled woman
   She dreams a troubled dream
   She lives out on the highway
   She keeps her money clean
   Soon she'll be returning
   To the place where she's the queen
  
   Down where the drunkards roll
   Down where the drunkards roll
  
   You could be a gambler
   Who never drew a hand
   And you could be a sailor
   Who never left dry land
   And you could be lord Jesus
   And the whole world will understand
  
   Down where the drunkards roll
   Down where the drunkards roll