Whiskey is the life of man Always was since the world began Whiskey-o, Johnny-o John rise her up from down below Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey-o Up aloft this yard must go John rise her up from down below Whiskey here, whiskey there Whiskey almost everywhere Whiskey up and whiskey down Whiskey all around the town Whiskey killed me poor old dad Whiskey drove me mother mad My wife and I do not agree She puts whiskey in her tea I had a girl and her name was Lize She puts whiskey in her pies Oh whiskey straight, and whiskey strong Give me some whiskey and I'll sing you a song If whiskey comes too near my nose I tip it up and down she goes Some likes whiskey, some likes beer I wisht I had a barrel here Whiskey made me pawn me clothes Whiskey gave me this broken nose Oh the mate likes whiskey, the skipper likes rum The sailors like both but me can't get none Whiskey is the life of man Whiskey from that old tin can I thought I heard the first mate say I treats me crew in a decent way If whiskey was a river and I could swim I'd say here goes and dive right in If whiskey was a river and I was a duck I'd dive to the bottom and never come up I wisht I knew where whiskey grew I'd eat the leaves and the branches too A tot of whiskey all around And a bottle full for the shanty man