Bits of Brand and Darling: “A favorite and familiar pulling song is Whiskey for my Johnny:–– Whiskey is the life of man, Whiskey-Johnny! We'll drink our whiskey while we can, Whiskey for my Johnny! I drink whiskey, and my wife driks gin, Chorus. The way she drinks it is a sin, Chorus. I and my wife cannot agree, Chorus. For she drinks whiskey in her tea, Chorus. I had a girl; her name was Lize, Chorus. And she put whiskey in her pies, Chorus. Whiskey's gone, and I'll go too, Chorus. For without whiskey I can't do, etc.” [Williams, Alfred M., American Sea Songs, The Atlantic Monthly, vol.69, no.414, April, 1892] Note: And too many others to list.
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