"I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard. It was released in October 1980 as the second single from the album Back to the Barrooms. The song was Haggard's twenty-sixth No. 1 country hit, and stayed at the top position for one week and spent a total of twelve weeks on the country chart. It features a memorable saxophone solo by Don Markham of The Strangers. The song was covered by Warrant on their 2017 album Louder Harder Faster. Chart performance References 1980 singles Merle Haggard songs Warrant (American band) songs Songs written by Merle Haggard Song recordings produced by Jimmy Bowen Songs about alcohol MCA Records singles 2017 singles 1980 songs