I'll eat when I'm hungry,

I'll drink when l'm dry,

If the hard times don't kill me,

I'll lay down and die.





Rye whisky, rye whisky,

Rye whisky, I cry,

If you don't give me rye whisky,

I surely will die.





I'll tune up my fiddle,

And I'll rosin my bow,

I'll make myself welcome,

Wherever I go.





Beefsteak when I'm hungry,

Red liquor when I'm dry,

Greenbacks when I'm hard up,

And religion when I die.





They say I drink whisky,

My money's my own;

All them that don't like me,

Can leave me alone.





Sometimes I drink whisky,

Sometimes I drink rum,

Sometimes I drink brandy,

At other times none.





But if I get boozy,

My whisky's my own,

And them that don't like me,

Can leave me alone.





Jack o' diamonds, jack o' diamonds,

I know you of old,

You've robbed my poor pockets

Of silver and gold.





Oh, whisky, you villain,

You've been my downfall,

You've kicked me, you've cuffed me,

But I love you for all.





If the ocean was whisky,

And I was a duck,

I'd dive to the bottom

To get one sweet suck.





But the ocean ain't whisky

And I ain't a duck,

So we'll round up the cattle

And then we'll get drunk.





My foot's in my stirrup,

My bridle's in my hand,

l'm leaving sweet Lillie,

The fairest in the land.

Her parents don't like me,

They say l'm too poor;

They say I'm unworthy

To enter her door.





Sweet milk when l'm hungry,

Rye whisky when l'm dry,

If a tree don't fall on me,

I'll live till I die.





I'll buy my own whisky,

I'll make my own stew,

If I get drunk, madam,

It's nothing to you.





I'll drink my own whisky,

I'll drink my own wine,

Some ten thousand bottles

I've killed in my time.





I've no wife to quarrel

No babies to bawl;

The best way of living

Is no wife at all.





Way up on Clinch Mountain

I wander alone,

l'm as drunk as the devil,

Oh, let me alone.





You may boast of your knowledge

An' brag of your sense,

'Twill all be forgotten

A hundred years hence.





(Negro Variant)

In my little log cabin,

Ever since I been born,

Dere ain't been no nothin'

'Cept dat hard salt, parched corn.





But I know whar's a henhouse,

De turkey he charve;

An, if ol' Massa don' kill me

I cain't never starve.





(Variant chorus)

Rye whisky, rye whisky,

You're no friend to me;

You killed my poor daddy,

Goddamn you, try me.




» 500 Miles
» 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
» Blind Lemon Jefferson
» Blue Bird
» Brompton Oratory
» Brother My Cup Is Empty
» By The Time I Get To Phoenix
» Cabin Fever
» Christina The Astonishing
» Cindy (Traditional Version)
» City Of Refuge
» City Of Refuge-Ciudad Protectora (Spanish Version)
» Come Into My Sleep
» Crow Jane
» Deanna
» 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 (Spanish Ver
» 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
» 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 Version)
» 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 Hun
» 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

---

All song lyrics and other creative/artistic materials, such as album cover art, found on Platinum-celebs.com are, and remain, copyright and property of their respective owners and song lyrics are subject to all U.S. copyright laws.
This site is intended as an educational resource for music fans interested in learning the lyrics to their favorite songs, limited to circumstances where this complies with the wishes of the legal holder(s) of the property rights to the material in question.
Platinum-celebs.com respects the right of copyright holders to limit or otherwise dictate how, when, where, and if their works are available for reference online. If you hold the copyright to any material appearing on this site, or if you are an authorized agent of the copyright owner, and you would like the material in question to be removed, or if you have specific requirements pertaining to how/if the material may appear herein, please contact the webmaster and this will be addressed immediately.
All logos, trademarks, and creative works such as album cover art contained herein reproduced with permission, per express limited licensing/usage agreements extended by their owners to merchant partners and their affiliates. All such materials remain property and copyright of their respective owners.
Please know that Platinum-celebs.com does not endorse the downloading of copyrighted material. This site simply provide you the opportunity to find downloadable music and educational lyrics on the internet.