Whiskey is The Life of Man

[Verse 1]
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

[Chorus]
Whiskey-oh, Johnny-oh, rise it up from down below
Whiskey-oh, Johnny-oh, rise it up from down below
Whiskey-oh, Johnny-oh, whiskey, whiskey, whiskey-oh
Up aloft this yard must go
Come rise him up from down below

[Verse 2]
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

[Chorus]
Whiskey-oh, Johnny-oh, rise it up from down below
Whiskey-oh, Johnny-oh, rise it up from down below
Whiskey-oh, Johnny-oh, whiskey, whiskey, whiskey-oh
Up aloft this yard must go
Come rise him up from down below

[Verse 3]
Whiskey killed my sister Sue
And whiskey killed my brother too
Whiskey killed my poor old dad
And whiskey drove my mother mad

[Chorus]
Whiskey-oh, Johnny-oh, rise it up from down below
Whiskey-oh, Johnny-oh, rise it up from down below
Whiskey-oh, Johnny-oh, whiskey, whiskey, whiskey-oh
Up aloft this yard must go
Come rise him up from down below

[Verse 4]
If whiskey comes to 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 Shantyman

[Chorus]
Whiskey-oh, Johnny-oh, rise it up from down below
Whiskey-oh, Johnny-oh, rise it up from down below
Whiskey-oh, Johnny-oh, whiskey, whiskey, whiskey-oh
Up aloft this yard must go
Come rise him up from down below