Lyrics with no parentheses indicate a solo.
Lyrics in single parentheses indicate backup singer(s) only.

Verse 1:
Last night I stumbled in to a barroom,
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."

Verse 2:
So, I walked across the room full of tables,
Spoken:
I walked across her table too.
Back to singing:
And I plopped myself down in a chair,
Spoken:
I said, "Hi there."
Back to singing:
She whispered, "My name is Mabel."
And all I could say was, "Hi there."

Spoken:
I said, "Permit me to introduce myself,
Ben Colder, here."
And she said, "It ain't been no colder here,
Than it has anyplace else."

Chorus:
Back to singing:
I had her almost persuaded,
Spoken to the piano player:
Hey, what happened to the doodle-dee-doo?
The piano player plays a riff.
Back to singing:
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Almost persuaded,
To slip me a li'l drink on the side.

Verse 3:
Then we danced and we danced,
And we danced and we danced.
That is, I thought we was dancin',
Till somebody stepped on my hand.
Then I looked into her eyes and I saw it,
The reflection of my wedding band.

Spoken:
And I thought, "That sure is strange,
'Cause, I'm not even married!"
What it was was my wrist watch.

Coda:
Back to singing:
I had her almost persuaded,
The piano player plays a riff.
Spoken to the piano player:
Once more there Hargus.
The piano player plays the riff again.
Spoken to the piano player: Thank you.
Back to singing:
To come and be my own.
The piano player plays a fancy riff.
Spoken to the piano player:
Smart alec!
(Almost persuaded.)
Boy!
And then her boyfriend came,
And made me go home.