Almost Persuaded No. 2 (Rerecorded)

Last night I stumbled in to a bar room

I met a girl with a pint in her purse

She was cute as two speckled puppies

And I said Ben you could do worse

Then I walked across a room full of tables

Walked across her table too

And I flopped myself down in a chair

And said hi there

She whispered my name is Mabel

And all I could say was hi there

I said permit me to introduce myself Ben Colder here

She said it ain't been no colder here than anyplace else

I had her almost persuaded

What happened to the doodle-doodle-do... piano... thank you

To slip- strip herself of her pride

Almost persuaded to slip me a drink on the side

Then we danced and we danced and we danced and we danced

That is I thought I was dancin' somebody stepped on my hand

Then I looked in her eyes and I saw it

The reflection of my wedding band

And I thought that sure is strange I ain't even married

What it was it was my wrist watch

I had her almost persuaded

Once more there Argus

To come and be my own

Smart alec

(Almost persuaded)

Then her boyfriend came and made me go home