i went to the doc's
they locked their locks
for my health's sakes

he saw i had the shimmie's & the shakes
he knew i was barley awakes

wearin 2 differnt socks

he asked me
as if i couldn't see
"how much do you drink?"
i said" how much do you think?"

eye to eye
as time passed by
neither of us took a blink.

so finally he said "oK"
let's do it your way...
would you say you drink too much...?"

i said "that ain't too much to say..
and by the way
that's a good way
to say what you say
about such & such,
but, doc, how much is too much?"

he said to me
'can't you see
you're gonna' die
& that ain't no lie."

"so why not give it a try
at bein' sober
at bein'older
just be bolder
you be an old soldier."

i looked at him
i knew him then
asked him when
would i change
how would i re0arrange

an old self
an old me
top shelf as i be?

and he said...

"you be a book i read
give you these pills
instead
and if you will's
the shakes & the shimmies
will pass aways
in just a few days."

and then i says

"yeah i love those pills
give me my fills
give me what you wills
i'll be stills...

i'll sleep deep
when when i awake
don't make no mistake
the pills will's
the booze does too
so, Doc, i love
all of the above
it's up to you'ze to choose"

pill's & booze
nuthin' to looze
no way to chooze
ain't got no clues
which one will do's

so, hey, Doc
wanna' rock-n-roll
go for a stroll
down memory lane
bein' insane

hey, doc
what does it take
to end
the shimmey's & the shakes
not your bill for christ's sakes

it ain't the pill's
or our own will's
it ain't the bill's
it ain't the booze
with nuthin' ta' lose

so you choose
the shimmeies' & the shakes'
guess it takes
whatever it takes