2006-12-19 06:40:34 · 9 answers · asked by GI Joe 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
I think it was W. C. Fields.
2006-12-19 06:48:18 · answer #1 · answered by loryntoo 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I'd rather have a bottle in front of me, than a frontal lobotomy.
Famous quote by Tom Waits during an interview on the talk show America2night (May 25, 1978). This show was a continuation of the Fernwood2night talkshows starring Martin Mull and Fred Willard as hosts.
Most likely, the quote is originally by the comedian W. C. Fields. The America2night broadcast was a talkshow with scripted questions and answers, and Tom Waits has never used the quote on any other registered occasion.
Randy Hanzlick added the quote to the below Lyrics
Jimmy and I were brothers.
We went down different paths.
Jimmy always listened to my mother,
And me, I never like to take a bath.
As we grew and tumbled through adulthood
The pressure caused emotional drain.
So now I'm slowly dying in the bottle
and Jimmy has to live with half a brain.
Yes, me, I've got a bottle in front of me,
And Jimmy has a frontal lobotomy.
Just different ways to kill the pain the same.
But I'd rather have a bottle in front of me,
Than have to have a frontal lobotomy.
I might be drunk, but at least I'm not insane.
Jimmy let his troubles drive him crazy.
He never tried to drown it in a drink.
I know that drinking makes my thinking hazy,
But at least I still have brains enough to think.
Jimmy's got a brain that isn't stable.
He doesn't have the sense to say his name.
I'm sorry that his doctor was unable
To remove the proper portion of his brain.
Yes, me, I've got a bottle in front of me,
And Jimmy has a frontal lobotomy.
Just different ways to kill the pain the same.
But I'd rather have a bottle in front of me,
Than have to have a frontal lobotomy.
I might be drunk, but at least I'm not insane.
Funny how the world works.
People can be real jerks.
Some prefer the tension over booze.
Either way it ends the same.
Hard to beat the living game.
Might as well enjoy it while you lose.
When I need a drink I start to shiver
And Jimmy always viewed it with concern.
But I'd rather have cirrhosis of the liver
Than an intellect that's second to a fern.
I wonder if old Jimmy's gonna hear it
When I tell him that his logic wasn't sound.
They'll dose him up on lots of evil spirits
When they take him to the psychiatric grounds.
Yes, me, I've got a bottle in front of me,
And Jimmy has a frontal lobotomy.
Just different ways to kill the pain the same.
But I'd rather have a bottle in front of me,
Than have to have a frontal lobotomy.
I might be drunk, but at least I'm not insane.
I might be drunk, but at least I'm not insane
2006-12-19 07:15:58 · answer #2 · answered by The Answer Man 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I remember a song from the Dr. Demento Show called "Existential Blues" by Tom 'T-Bone' Stankus. Near the end of this wacky song, the singer meets the Wizard who, when asked the meaning of life, says that he found it in a bottle of Yukon Jack because "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me, than a frontal lobotomy"
2006-12-19 06:50:03 · answer #3 · answered by Neil 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Unemployed Phiosophers Guild is marketing a shot glass which attributes this to Dorothy Parker. I'll let them know this is open to question.
2015-01-30 08:55:41 · answer #4 · answered by Don 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I heard that in reference to country song along with "I've got Tears in My Beers Lying on My Back Crying Over You."
2006-12-19 07:04:21 · answer #5 · answered by Jess 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't be surprised if it were Ken Kesey. Tom Wolf wouldn't do anything to those white suits.
2006-12-19 06:46:05 · answer #6 · answered by vanamont7 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the second person in the lobotomy line....
2006-12-19 07:02:30 · answer #7 · answered by MarkG 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tony montana the third, his majesty of monaco
2006-12-19 06:48:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ME!!!!!!!!!
2006-12-19 06:47:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋