Whiskey is the life of man Whiskey from an old tin can I like whiskey hot and strong And I’ll drink whiskey all day long Whiskey-o, Johnny-o Rise him up from down below 𝄇 Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey-o Up aloft this yard must go Come rise him up from down below I’ll drink it hot, I’ll drink it cold I’ll drink it new, I’ll drink it old Some like whiskey, some like beer I wish I had a barrel here Whiskey killed my sister Sue And whiskey killed by brother too Whiskey killed my poor old dad And whiskey drove my mother mad If whiskey comes too near my nose It’s up she comes and down she goes A glass of grog for every man And a bottle full for the shanty man