Beer Drinking Woman
P. Chatman Lyrics

The story's true ladies and gentlemen
This story is based on a true incident.

All the names have been changed to protect the innocent
Names of the persons involved in the story have been changed to keep their identity a secret.

The year nineteen hundred and forty
The year the incident took place was 1940.

The city, Chicago the place, Rubin's Tavern
The story is set in Rubin's Tavern, a bar located in the city of Chicago.

I walked into a beer tavern
The artist entered a bar that serves beer.

To give a girl a nice time
The singer went to the bar to accompany a girl and spend time with her.

I had forty-five dollars when I enter
The singer had $45 with him when he entered the bar.

When I left I had one dime
The artist spent almost all of his money in the bar and had only ten cents left when he left.

Wasn't she a beer drinkin' woman?
The girl the artist was with drank a lot of beer.

Don't ya know, man don't ya know?
The artist is expressing his disbelief at the amount of beer the girl drank.

She was a beer-drinkin' woman
The girl drank a lot of beer.

And I don't want to see her no more
The artist does not wish to see the girl again due to her excessive drinking habit.

Now, when I spend down to my last dime
When the singer had only ten cents left,

She said, darlin' I know you're not through
The girl offered to buy drinks for the singer knowing he still wants to drink more.

I said, yes, baby doll
The singer agreed and called the girl affectionately.

And the trophy belongs to you
The artist gave the girl the credit for buying the last round of drinks.

Now she'd often say, excuse me a minute
The girl would often excuse herself for a moment.

I've got to step around here
She claimed that she had to go out of the bar for a short time.

And every time she came back
When the girl returned to the bar after leaving for some time.

She had room for another quart of beer
She would always seem to have some extra space for beer even after drinking a lot.

Wasn't that a beer drinkin' woman?
The artist is expressing his amazement at the girl's drinking capacity.

Don't ya know, man, don't ya know?
The artist is asking if anyone else is as impressed by the girl's drinking habit as he is.

She was a beer drinkin' woman
The girl had an insatiable thirst for beer.

And I don't want to see her no more
The artist no longer wants to be associated with the girl due to her excessive drinking habit.