"Get Drunk" is an unreleased acoustic song by Lana Del Rey that is included in her unreleased demo EP, No Kung Fu. It is speculated to have been recorded in 2007 and it leaked on February 11, 2012, along with the other No Kung Fu songs. On January 27, 2015, two demos leaked, alongside three demos of "Raise Me Up (Mississippi South)" and one demo of "For K, Pt. 2", featuring slightly different lyrics and instrumental. It has not been registered on any music databases. The original demo file leaked on July 2, 2017 and one of the ID3 tags is labeled as "2007-08-14 Bounce 2".
Background
The song was recored on February 28, 2007 at Studio 356 during the same session (also known as "Get Drunk" Recording Sessions) along with "For K, Pt. 2" (1 take) and "Raise Me Up (Mississippi South)" (3 takes). There were 3 takes for "Get Drunk".
Cross-references
- A best friend is mentioned in "Kill Kill" and "Never Let Me Go".
- Referenced in "Kinda Outta Luck".
- Del Rey talks about her alcohol and substance abuse in other songs such as in "Boarding School".
- The line "How do you like me now?" also appears in "Radio".
Official versions
- Final version — 4:28
- Demo version 1 — 4:39
- Demo version 2 — 4:41
- Outtake — 2:22
Lyrics
Final version
I am sleeping with your best friend
How do you like me now?
How do you like me now?
I am sleeping with your best friend
How do you like me now?
How do you like me now?
Come on, get drunk
You know you wanna
I am and you can
Won't tell no one about it
It's gonna be a ball
It's gonna be a ball
I am lying, using again, come on
It's gonna be a ball
Come on, get drunk
You know you wanna
I am, you can
Won't tell no one about it
It's gonna be a ball
It's gonna be a ball
Cigarettes, Robitussin
Will I ever get to heaven?
Cigarettes and Robitussin
Will I ever get to heaven?
It's not looking good now
Oh, it's not looking good now
Come on, get drunk
You know you wanna
Come on, get drunk
Get drunk, get drunk
Get drunk, get drunk
Get drunk, get drunk
Get drunk
Demo version one
(Four, five, six)
I am sleeping with your best friend
How do you like me now?
How do you like me now?
I am sleeping with your best friend
How do you like me now?
How do you like me now?
Come on, get drunk
You know you wanna
I am, you can
We gon' have a party
This time it will be fun
This time it will be fun
I am lying, I'm u-, I'm using again
How do you like me now?
How do you like me now?
Come on, get drunk
You know you wanna
I am and you can
We gon' have a party
This time it will be fun, oh
This time it will be fun
Cigarettes and Robitussin
Will I ever get to heaven?
Cigarettes and Robitussin
Will I ever get to heaven?
Well, it's not looking good now
Oh, it's not looking good now, oh
Come on, get drunk
You know you wanna
Come on, get drunk
Get drunk, get drunk
Get drunk, get drunk
Get drunk, get drunk
Get drunk, get drunk
Get drunk, get drunk
Demo version two
(Four, five, six)
I am sleeping with your best friend
How do you like me now?
How do you like me now?
I am sleeping with your best friend
How do you like me now?
How do you like me now?
Come on, get drunk
You know you wanna
I am, you can
I won't tell no one
This time it will be fun
This time it will be fun
I am lying, I'm u-, I'm using again
How do you like me now?
Oh, how do you like me now?
Come on, get drunk
You know you wanna
I am and you can
Won't tell no one about it
How do you like me now?
Well, how do, how do you like me now?
Cigarettes, Robitussin
Will I ever get to heaven?
Cigarettes, Robitussin
Will I ever get to heaven?
Well, it's not looking good now
Oh, it's not looking good now
Come on, get drunk
You know you wanna
Come on, get drunk
Get drunk, get drunk
Get drunk, get drunk
Get drunk, get drunk
Get drunk
(Get drunk)