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Roud Folk Song Index #651
Lots of verses given by John Masefield, "A Sailor's Garland" (1906). Those and more on the mudcat thread
A halyard shanty
Lots of verses given by John Masefield, "A Sailor's Garland" (1906). Those and more on the mudcat thread
A halyard shanty
Whiskey Johnny
by trad
( Chorus
[G] Whiskey is the life of man
Whiskey, Johnny!
[C] I'll drink [Am] whiskey [D/F#] while I [D] can
Whiskey for my [G] Johnny! )
Oh whiskey straight and whiskey strong,
Give me some whiskey and I'll sing you a song
Chorus
O whiskey makes me wear old clothes
whiskey gave me a broken nose
Chorus
Whiskey killed my poor old dad,
Whiskey drove my mother mad.
Chorus
If whiskey comes too near my nose,
I tip it up and down she goes.
Chorus
I had a girl, her name was Lize
She puts whiskey in her pies.
Chorus
My wife and I can not agree
She puts whiskey in her tea
Chorus
Here comes the cook with the whiskey can,
A glass of grog for every man.
Chorus
A glass of grog for every man,
And a bottle full for the shantyman.
[G] Whiskey is the life of man
Whiskey, Johnny!
[C] I'll drink [Am] whiskey [D/F#] while I [D] can
Whiskey for my [G] Johnny! )
Oh whiskey straight and whiskey strong,
Give me some whiskey and I'll sing you a song
Chorus
O whiskey makes me wear old clothes
whiskey gave me a broken nose
Chorus
Whiskey killed my poor old dad,
Whiskey drove my mother mad.
Chorus
If whiskey comes too near my nose,
I tip it up and down she goes.
Chorus
I had a girl, her name was Lize
She puts whiskey in her pies.
Chorus
My wife and I can not agree
She puts whiskey in her tea
Chorus
Here comes the cook with the whiskey can,
A glass of grog for every man.
Chorus
A glass of grog for every man,
And a bottle full for the shantyman.