Rye Whiskey Songtext
von Tex Ritter

Jack o′ Diamond, Jack o' Diamond and I know you of old
You′ve robbed my poor pockets of silver and gold
It's a whiskey, you villain, you've been my downfall
You′ve kicked me, you′ve cuffed me, but I love you for all

And it's a whiskey, rye whiskey
Whiskey I cry
If I don′t get rye whiskey, well, I think I will die


It's a beefsteak when I′m hungry
Rye whiskey when I'm dry
Greenbacks when I′m hard up
Heaven when I die
I'll a-go to yonder holl-er
And I'll build me a still
I′ll give you a gallon for a five dollar bill
Ha, whiskey, rye whiskey
Whiskey, I cry
If a tree don′t fall on me
I'll live ′til I die

If the ocean was whiskey (ssss (hic))
And I was a duck
I'd dive to the bottom and never come (hic)
I meant to say "up"

Now the ocean ain′t whiskey (hic)
I ain't a duck
I′ll play Jack o' Diamond
And trust to my luck
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha
Whiskey, rye whiskey
Whiskey, I cry
If a whiskey don't kill me
I′ll live ′til I die