Rye Whiskey Songtext
von Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

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