Name: Whiskey Johnny
Duration: P00H02M46S
Description: This is a demo of a rousing sea shanty made for my band The Punch House Band. The song, under the title "Whiskey Is The Life Of Man", has been made famous by Bellowhead, one of my all time favourite bands

Whiskey Johnny

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This is a demo of a rousing sea shanty made for my band The Punch House Band. The song, under the title "Whiskey Is The Life Of Man", has been made famous by Bellowhead, one of my all time favourite bands

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WHISKEY JOHNNY

Oh whiskey is the life of man
Whiskey from an old tin can

Chorus (after each verse):
Whiskey-o, Johnny-o, rise her up from down below
Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey-o
Up aloft this yard must go
John rise her up from down below

Now whiskey made me pawn me clothes
And whiskey gave me a broken nose (chorus)

I'll drink it hot, I'll drink it cold
I'll drink it new, I'll drink it old (chorus)

O champagne's fine and rum is free
But whisky's good enough for me (chorus)

O whisky killed my poor old dad
And whisky drove me old girl mad (chorus)

Whiskey killed my sister Sue
And whiskey killed by brother too (chorus)

A glass of whiskey all around
And a bottle for the shanty man

Whiskey-o, Johnny-o rise her up from down be-low
Whiskey-o, Johnny-o rise her up from down be-low
Whiskey-o, Johnny-o rise her up from down be-low
Whiskey-o, Johnny-o rise her up from down be-low
Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey-o
Up aloft this yard must go
John rise her up from down below

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from Raw Material, released March 8, 2019
Composed trad. arr Tim Lane. Performed and produced by Tim Lane

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