Beer Drinking Songs: Looking Better Every Beer

Is there a better match than music and booze? When you’re down in the dumps and you need something to bring you up, there’s only one thing that’s going do it the way you want it. But there are actually two things you’ll need to bring you up: A great song and a stiff drink. Reminiscing of simpler days with a classic jam and a cold drink will numb your senses and take you to a happy place.

The criteria for a song to be considered one of the best country drinking songs, is that it must include lyrics about beer, pick-ups and women.  While not all of these songs meet those standards, they'll provide the perfect match to your party night.

Our top drinking songs are restricted to the memorable tunes that make mention to the ol' bottle within the lyrics. Some are old, some are new, but all of them are drink-worthy. Next time you're in the mood to bond with your preferred beverage, have a listen to these and enjoy the ride; within your limits, of course. Oh, and drinking songs don’t mean that you can drink irresponsibly. 

1. A Broken Heart And A Glass Of Beer (Hank Thompson)
2. A Six Pack to Go (Hank Thompson)
3. Barstool Mountain (Moe Bandy)
4. Bottle, Bottle (Jim Ed Brown)
5. Bottle of Wine and Patsy Cline (Marsha Thorton)
6. Blues Plus Booze (Stonewall Jackson)
7. Bubbles In My Beer (Bob Wills)
8. C. C. Waterback (Merle Haggard, George Jones)
9. Champagne Ladies and Bluer Ribbon Babies (Ferlin Husky)
10. Chug A Lug (Roger Miller)
11. Close All the Honky Tonks (Charlie Walker)
12. Drinking Champagne (Cal Smith)
13. Drinkin’ and Dreamin’ ( Waylon Jennings)
14. Drinkin’ My Baby Goodbye (Charley Daniels)
15. Drinkin’ My Baby off of My Mind (Eddie Rabbitt)
16. Drinkin’ Thing (Gary Stewart)
17. Empty Glass (Gary Stewart)
18. Good Old Mountain Dew (Grandpa Jones)
19. Hangover Tavern (Hank Thompson)
20. Here I Am Drunk Again (Moe Bandy)
21. Hey Bartender (Johnny Lee)
22. I Gotta’ Get Drunk (Willie Nelson)
23. I Like Beer (Tom T Hall)
24. I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink (Merle Haggard))
25. If Drinkin’ Don’t Kill Me (George Jones)
26. I’m Gonna’ Drink Milwaukee Dry (Charlie Walker)
27. Jack Daniels If You Please (David Alan Coe)
28. Jose Cuervo (Shelly West)
29. Lonestar Beer and Bob Wills Music (Red Steagal)
30. Loser's Cocktail (Dick Curless)
31. Manny Happy Hangovers (Jean Shepard)
32. Misery and Gin (Merle Haggard)
33. On Tap, In the Can, or in the Bottle (Hank Thompson)
34. Pop A Top (Jim Ed Brown)
35. Reasons to Quit (Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson)
36. Red Necks, White Socks & Blue Ribbon Beer (Johnny Russell)
37. Red, Red, Wine (Roy Drusky)
38. Rye Whiskey (Tex Ritter)
39. Set Ém Up Joe (Vern Gosdin)
40. She’s Action Single (I’m Drinking Doubles) (Gary Stewart)
41. Shut Up And Drink Your Beer (Merle Travis)
42. Stomp Them Grapes (Mel Tillis)
43. Straight Tequila Night
44. Tears Will Be The Chaser For Your Wine (Wanda Jackson)
45. Ten Little Bottles (Johnny Bond)
46. Tennessee Whiskey (George Jones)
47. The Bottle Let Me Down (Merle Haggard)
48. The Bottle, the Glass & Me (Jerry Wallace)
49. The Drunkard's Doom (Louvin Brothers)
50. There Stands the Glass (Webb Pierce)
51. Three Sheets in the Wind (Johnny Bond)
52. Two Glasses Joe (Ernest Tubb)
53. What Made Milwaukee Famous (Jerry Lee Lewis)
54. Whiskey Chasin’ (Joe Stampley)
55. Whiskey River (Willie Nelson, Johnny Bush)
56. Whiskey Talkin’ (Joe Stampley)
57. Whiskey Trip (Gary Stewart)
58. White Lightning (George Jones)
59. Who’ll Buy the Wine (Charlie Walker)
60. Wine Me Up (Faron Young)
61. Wine Women and Song (Loretta Lynn, Al Dexter)
62. Yesterday’s Wine (Merle Haggard, George Jones

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Researched, compiled and written by: Richard Bell, Country Music Historian, Roots of Country Music, Nov. 2010.