Please, Mrs. Henry

The words

A drunk, broke man begs a woman named Mrs. Henry to help him out of his sorry state.

A man who has had far too much to drink pleads with Mrs. Henry, who seems to run the place, to take pity on him. He is out of money, uncomfortable and fast losing his dignity, and each verse makes his plight sillier. The song is a broad comic turn, sung with a wobbly, mock-desperate swagger. The Band's slow, swaying accompaniment sounds like a tavern at closing time.