Brother, my cup is empty

And I haven't got a penny

For to buy no more whiskey

I have to go home





I am the captain of my pain

Tis the bit, the bridle,

The trashing cane

The stirrup, the harness

The whipping mane

The pickled eye

The shrinking brain

O brother, buy me one more drink

I'll explain the nature of my pain

Yes, let me tell you once again

I am the captain of my pain





O brother, my cup is empty

And I haven't got a penny

For to buy no more whiskey

I have to go home





I cannot blame it all on her

To blame her all would be a lie

For many a night I lay awake

And wished that I could watch her die

To see her accusing finger spurt

To see flies swarm her hateful eye

To watch her groaning in the dirt

To see her clicking tongue crack dry

O brother, buy me one more drink

One more drink and then goodbye

And do not mock me when I say

Let's drink one more before I die





O brother, my cup is empty

And I haven't got a penny

For to buy no more whiskey

I have to go home





Well I've been sliding down on rainbows

Well I've been swinging from the stars

Now this wretch in beggars clothing

Bangs his cup across the bars

Look, this cup of mine is empty!

Seems I've misplaced my desires

Seems I'm sweeping up the ashes

Of all my former fires

So brother, be a brother

And fill this tiny cup of mine

And please, sir, make it whiskey

For I have no head for wine





O brother, my cup is empty

And I haven't got a penny

For to buy no more whiskey

I have to go home





I counted up my blessings

And counted only one

One tiny little blessing

And now that blessings gone

So buy me one more drink, my brother

Then I'm taking to the road

Yes, I'm taking to the rain

I'm taking to the snow

O my friend, my only brother

Do not let the party grieve

So throw a dollar onto the bar

Now kiss my ass and leave





O brother, my cup is empty

And I haven't got a penny

For to buy no more whiskey

I have to go home




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» A Box For Black Paul
» All The Pretty Little Horses (Traditional Version)
» All The Pretty Little Horsies
» Avalanche
» Babe I Got You Bad
» Banks Of The Roses (Traditional Version)
» Black Betty
» Black Betty (Traditional Version)
» Black Crow King
» Black Hair
» Blue Bird
» Brompton Oratory
» Brother My Cup Is Empty
» By The Time I Get To Phoenix
» Cabin Fever
» Cassiels Song
» Christina The Astonishing
» Cindy (Traditional Version)
» City Of Refuge
» City Of Refuge-Ciudad Protectora (Spanish Version)
» Come Into My Sleep
» Crow Jane
» Deanna
» Deanna-Diana (Spanish Version)
» Death Is Not The End
» Down In A Willow Garden (Traditional Version)
» Far From Me
» Faraway So Close
» Foi Na Cruz
» From Her To Eternity
» Girl At The Bottom Of My Glass
» Girl At The Bottom Of My Glass-Mujer Al Fondo De Mi Vaso (
» Green Eyes
» Hard On For Love
» Helpless
» Henry Lee
» Hey Joe
» How Long How Long Blues (Traditional Version)
» I Do Love Her So (Lime Tree Arbour)
» I Had A Dream Joe
» I Let Love In
» I Put A Spell On You
» I Rowed A Little Boat (Traditional Version)
» Idiot Prayer
» In The Ghetto
» Into My Arms
» Jack The Ripper
» Jangling Jack
» Jesus Met The Woman At The Well
» Katy Cruel (Traditional Version)
» King Kong Kitchee Kitchee Ki-Mi-O
» Knoxville Girl
» Lament
» Lay Me Low
» Little Empty Boat
» Little Water Song
» Long Black Veil
» Long Time Fan
» Long Time Man
» Love Henry (Traditional Version)
» Love Letter
» Lovely Creature
» Loverman
» Lucy
» Mack The Knife
» Mercy
» Mercy-Misericordia (Spanish Version)
» Mister Frog Went A-Courting (Traditional Version)
» Mojo
» Muddy Water
» New Morning
» New Morning-Nuevo Amanecer (Spanish Version)
» Oh Happy Day
» Oh Happy Day (Traditional Version)
» Opium Tea
» Oxford Tragedy (Traditional Version)
» PATRIPASSIAN
» Peace In the Valley (Traditional Version)
» Plain Gold Ring
» Rainy Night In Soho
» Rainy Night In Soho (Traditional Version)
» Red Right Hand
» Running Scared
» Rye Whiskey
» Rye Whiskey (Traditional Version)
» Sad Waters
» Sail Away
» Saint Huck
» Say Goodbye To The Little Girl Tree
» Scum
» She Fell Away
» Sleeping Analeah
» Slowly Goes The Night
» Slowly Goes The Night-Despacio Pasa La Noche (Spanish Vers
» Song Of Joy
» Stagger Lee
» Stagolee (Traditional Version 1)
» Stagolee (Traditional Version 2)
» Stagolee (Traditional Version 3)
» Straight To You
» Stranger Than Kindness
» Sugar Sugar Sugar
» Sugar Sugar Sugar-Dulce Dulce Dulce (Spanish Version)
» The Ballad Of Robert Moore And Betty Coltrane
» The Big Hurt
» The Briddle Path
» The Carnival Is Over
» The Carny
» The Curse Of Millhaven
» The Good Son
» The Hammer Song
» The Kindness Of Strangers
» The Loom Of The Land
» The Mercy Seat
» The Mercy Seat-Santuario (Spanish Version)
» The Moon Is In The Gutter
» The Ship Song
» The Singer
» The Six Strings That Drew Blood
» The Sweetest Embrace
» The Train Song
» The Weeping Song
» The Willow Garden
» The Witness Song
» There Is A Kingdom
» There Is A Light
» Thirsty Dog
» Time Jesum Transeuntum Et Non Riverentum
» Tower Of Song
» Train Long-Suffering
» Tupelo
» Tupelo Blues (Traditional Version)
» Up Jumped The Devil
» Up Jumped The Devil-Saltado El Demonio (Spanish Version)
» Viviane
» Wade In The Water (Traditional Version)
» Wanted Man
» Watching Alice
» Watching Alice-Mirando A Alicia (Spanish Version)
» Well Of Misery
» West Country Girl
» What A Wonderful World
» When I First Came To Town
» Where Do We Go Now But Nowhere
» Where The Action Is
» Where The Wild Roses Grow
» Wife
» Wings Off Flies
» Young Hunting (Traditional Version)
» Your Funeral My Trial

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