Rye Whiskey

Lyrics for Rye Whiskey

Jack of Diamonds, Jack of Diamonds, I know you most of all You've robbed my poor pockets of silver and gold And whiskey, you villain, you've been my downfall You've cuffed and you've kicked me but I loved you of old Oh whiskey, rye whiskey, whiskey I cried If I don't get rye whiskey I surely will die Well, I'd go on yonder mountain and build me a still And I'd send you a gallon for five dollar bill Well, it's beefcake when I'm hungry, whiskey when I'm dry And it's greenbacks when I'm hard off and hell when I die I said whiskey, rye whiskey, whiskey I cried If I don't get rye whiskey I surely will die If the sea were made of whiskey and I was a duck I'd swim to the bottom and never come up Oh, but the sea ain't made of whiskey and I ain't a duck So I play Jack of Diamonds and trust on my luck I said whiskey, rye whiskey, whiskey I cried If I don't get rye whiskey I surely will die I said whiskey, rye whiskey, rye whiskey I cried If I don't get rye whiskey I surely will die Oh, if I don't get rye whiskey I surely will die