Wasn't That A Party?
Composer(s): Tom Paxton
Performer(s): Tom Paxton;
and various other artists



Could-a been the whisky, might-a been the gin
Could-a been the three or four six packs, I don't know
But won't you look at the mess I'm in?
A head like a football, I think I'm going to die
But tell me, a-me oh, me oh my
Wasn't that a Party?

Someone took a grapefruit, wore it like a hat
I saw someone under my kitchen table, talking to an old tomcat
They were talking about football 
The cat was talking back
Along about then everything went black
Wasn't that a party

It sure it's just my memory
Playing tricks on me
but I believe I saw my buddy
Sittin' up in my neighbours tree

He was singin' a folk song
Sounded pretty good
Woulda sounded better if his wife hadn't made such a racket
Choppin' up my neighbor's wood
It coulda been his wood pile
It mighta been his door
I know she musta got three or four
But wasn't that a party?

Bill, and Joe and Tommy
Went a little far
They were sitting in the front yard
Blowing on the siren
Of somebody's police car

And so you see 
Your Honour
It was all in fun
That little bitty track meet down on main street
Was just to see if the cops could run
Well they run us down to see you
In an alcoholic haze
And I sure can use those thirty days
But wasn't that a party?