Seventeen gettin older 
 Packed my bags and I left to moved in with the queen 
 She gave me shelter 
 And all that I needed to keep me nose clean 
 I never met her 
 She waved several times until I cracked a smile 
 Then she sent me a letter 
 Saying you've been avoidin the tax man for quite a long while 
    When I'm drunk, I'm drunk 
 As drunk as I can be 
 That's when I see more, much more of you than I should see 
 When I'm drunk   
 I lay low for a while 
 Hopin my name would get lost in that great big pile 
 Till they knocked on me door 
 I couldn't escape from her clutches no more 
 Just give me a minute 
 So I grabbed me old bag and I threw some things in it 
 Jumped over the wall 
 And I ran like the devil until I reached the north wall.   
 When I'm drunk, I'm drunk 
 As drunk as I can be 
 That's when I see more, much more of you than I should see   
 Oh, what have I got to lose? 
 When I sober, all I do is read the bad news   
 When I'm drunk, I'm drunk 
 As drunk as I can be 
 That's when I see more, much more of you than I should see 
 And 
 When I'm drunk, I'm drunk 
 As drunk as I can be 
 That's when I see more, much more of you than I should see 
 When I'm drunk 
 When I'm drunk