Charlie, I happen to have Kraber's lyrics:

RYE WHISKEY Tony Kraber
Hootenanny at Carnegie Hall
Recorded at three "hoots" in 1958 and 1959

Rye whiskey, rye whiskey,
I've known you of old,
You've robbed my poor pockets
Of silver and gold.

Rye whiskey, rye whiskey,
You're no friend to me;
You've killed my poor pappy,
Goddamn you, try me.

It's whiskey, rye whiskey,
Whiskey, I cry.
If you don't give me rye whiskey,
I surely will die.

It's beefsteak when I'm hungry,
Rye whiskey when I'm dry.
Greenbacks when I'm hard up,
Oh heaven when I die.

I got to go yonder,
And build me a still.
And I'll give you a gallon,
For a five dollar bill.

It's whiskey, rye whiskey,
Whiskey, I cry.
If a tree don't fall on me,
I'll live 'til I die.

If the ocean was whiskey,
And I was a duck,
I'd dive to the bottom
And never come up.

But the ocean ain't whisky
And I ain't a duck,
So I'll play the Jack of Diamonds
And trust to my luck.

It's whiskey, rye whiskey,
Whiskey, I cry.
If you don't give me rye whiskey,
I surely will die.

Her parents don't like me,
They say I'm too poor;
They say I'm unworthy
To darken her door.

Her parents don't like me,
My money's my own.
And them that don't like me,
Can leave me alone.

O Mollie, O Mollie
I told you before.
Don't make me no pallet,
I'll lay on the floor.

It's whiskey, rye whiskey,
Whiskey, I cry.
If you don't give me rye whiskey,
I surely will die.