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Thread #36973 Message #2665457
Posted By: Charley Noble
26-Jun-09 - 03:56 PM
Thread Name: Tune Origins: Whiskey Before Breakfast
Subject: RE: Tune Origins: Whiskey Before Breakfast
The only words I've ever heard were fragments from the sea shanty "Whisky for Me Johnny-o."
Such as:
A-Part
Whisky killed me pore ol' dad,
Whisky for me Johnny-o;
Whisky drove me mother mad;
Whisky for me johnny-o!
Whisky went an' tore me cloths,
Whisky for me Johnny-o;
Whisky gave me this broken nose,
Whisky for me Johnny-o!
B-Part
Whisky here and whisky there,
Whisky, whisky everywhere,
Whisky when you're in despair,
Whisky for me johnny-o!
Whisky up and whisky down,
Whisky, whisky all around,
Whisky when you're back in town,
Whisky for me johnny-o!
Cheerily,
Charley Noble