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http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemus ... =431939How Many Fingers Am I Holding Up(V1) One night in this town can feel like a month in jailand I was needing just a few more rounds.. to spring my bailBut I was short on cash and just a little too tipsywhen I begged the barkeep for more bourbon or whiskyHe said "Son, let's play a game for some alcoholThe loser scrubs my sister's name off the men's room wallTell ya what, - pour some rotgut -right here in this glassjust close your eyes- you win the prize- if you can guessCHORUSHow many fingers am I holding upit's a simple little questionshouldn't be that toughYou've been hangin' 'round this bar long enoughTell me.. how many fingers am I holding up(ad lib during lead break) "that's what I'm talking about, just keep pouring the bourbon and you can skip the beer(V2) After five right guesses, it all became a blurThey say I was posing as a doctor when I tried to hit on herShe was a pretty little red head but I must have crossed the lineWhen I said, If you ever need an organ, I'll be glad to donate mineWell, those shots of bourbon and Canadian mistbecame the brass knuckles on her boyfriend's fistI banged a booth, spit a tooth...the room began to spinI guess I looked pathetic, when that paramedic, fin'lly came in and said...CHORUS(longer ad lib during lead break) Oh Lord, I felt like I got hit by a truck named "Bill"He was six four two forty five with a cold chrome grill(V3) Well, next weekend when I left the bathroom stallthat same barkeep was scrubbin' something off the wallhe said, Hey Buddy, double or nothingdo ya wanna make another bet?but I showed him my hand then grinned and saidCHORUS(c)2005 Robert George