by James (Jimmy) Earl Carter (b. 1924)
To drown my troubles
Language: English
Oh! misery!
I have often wanted to drown my troubles,
but I can't get my wife to go swimming.
To drown my sorrows... Misery!
We've uncovered some embarrassing ancestors
in the not-too-distant past.
Some horse thieves, and some people killed on Saturday nights.
One of my relatives, unfortunately,
was even in the newspaper business.
O! misery!
I have looked on a lot of women with lust in my heart.
I've committed adultery in my heart many times....
I have often wanted to drown my troubles,
but I can't get my wife to go swimming.
Adultery! Misery!
Pardon me!
Text Authorship:
- by James (Jimmy) Earl Carter (b. 1924), quotes from various speeches assembled by Gary Bachlund [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "To drown my troubles", 2007 [high voice or medium voice and piano], from Seven Presidential Pardons, no. 3 [ sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-02-12
Line count: 16
Word count: 98