Chorus
Beer belly blues, what col
or are my new sho
es.
C
ause my feet and belt buckle are things I rarely s
ee.
My pro
blem is not my glands, it comes pou
red from aluminum cans,
A
nd Papst Blue Ribbon has been awfu
lly good to m
e.
Verse 1
And ho
ney when you buy my shirts, make su
re there triple XL
F
our or five people I know at work have started callin’ me Orsen Wel
ls.
I
got endorsment offers from Michelob, Lite, and Str
ohs,
And Ju
nior Sample’s family called and their sa
vin’ me his old clo
thes.
Chorus
Beer belly blues, what col
or are my new sho
es.
Cause’ my pants and my zipper are things I rarely
see
My
mama says I’m big boned, I can’t fi
t in her mobile home.
And Old Milwaukie’s been awfu
lly good to m
e.
Verse 2
Yeah I us
ed to be a lean 175 now I’m way ove
r three
It’s a
gettin’ to the point that my own wife dont wanna’ slow dance with m
e
Cause’ I
like to eat and watch tv, and knock out a case or
two
Even people like Sally Struthers say tha
t I need to lose a
few.
Chorus 3
Beer belly blues, are some
thing that I can'
t lose
If Richard Simmons saw me he’d cry and hold my han
d
Yeah but I
couldn’t touch my knees, if I was s
weatin’ to the oldies
And Old Milwaukie’s been awful
ly good to me
.
Yeah Papst Blue Ribbon has been aw
fully good to
me
Yeah yeast in generals’ been awful
ly good to me
.