Doc Watson - I saw a man at the close of day

I s^Gaw a man at the ^Gclose of day Standing ^Cround the grocery ^D7door His ^Ceyes were sunk, his l^Gips were parched And I ^D7viewed him o'er and ^Go'er.

His l^Git-tle son stood by his side And ^Cunto him he ^D7said Oh ^CFather, Mother's ^Gsick at home And ^D7sister cries fer ^Gbread

He t^Gurned around, went in at the door He ^Cstaggered up to the ^D7bar And f^Caultering unto the ^Glandlord said Just ^D7give me one glass ^Gmore.

A ^Gyear or so I passed thereby And a ^Ccrowd stood round the ^D7door I a^Csked the reason, ^Gone replied, Why, the ^D7drunkard is no m^Gore.

Just ^Gthen a hearse moved slowly ["slow-lie"] by No ^Cwife or children ^D7near They'd ^Cgone before this ^Gvile murder And l^D7eft this world of ^Gcare.

Come ^Gall you jolly dram drinkers By ^Cthis a warning ^D7take And ^Cquit the over^Gflowing bowl Bef^D7ore it is too ^Glate.