I’ve been posting all these drinking songs and that might lead you to believe I think this drinking business is all fun and games. No no no. Today I’d like to feature a tune about what happens when things get carried away. Drinking song #39 is an old gospel number, possibly a Carter Family tune (please correct me if I’m wrong on that) called Kneeling Drunkard’s Plea. Thanks go out to my pal East Texas Red for suggesting this one.

Here’s Johnny

I haven’t looked this up but it seems to me that Mr. Cash was accompanied by members of Tom Petty’s band, The Heartbreakers, on this one.

Now let’s go back a bit and hear a couple older versions (#40). The Louvin Brothers did a lovely slower version.

Finally (#41), here’s June Carter Cash. Perfect. You can hear the weight of the world in her voice.