"Rye whiskey, rye whiskey, rye whiskey," I cried
If I don't get rye whiskey, well, I think I may die
I'm gonna go up yon holler, I'm gonna build me a still
And I'll sell you a gallon for a five-dollar bill
Well if the oceans was whiskey and I was a duck
I'd swim to the bottoms and never come up
But the oceans ain't whiskey, and I ain't no duck
So I'll play the jack of diamonds and trust to my luck
Jack of diamonds, jack of diamonds, I know you'll hold
You dried my poor pockets of silver and gold
Well, it's beefsteak when I'm hungry, rye whiskey when I'm dry
And greenbacks when I'm hard up and Heaven when I die
"Rye whiskey, rye whiskey, rye whiskey," I cried
If I don't get rye whiskey, well, I think I may die
Well, my horses ain't hungry, and they don't want your hay
So fare thee well, darlin', and I'll be on my way
Here's to it, folks
♪
Hey!
♪
Well, I like a full-bodied lager as much as the next hard-working man
And the taste of suds while dealin' stud I can surely understand
Trucker's speed and yes indeed, it's nearly gettin' light
Well, it's time to switch to whiskey
We've been drinkin' beer all night
Smoke your grass, and fish for bass, and burn that purple gas
Sure enough, 'cause the powerful stuff that'll knock you on your ass
It's like diesel fuel – nobody's fool is gonna wanna get left behind
'Cause it's time to switch to whiskey
We've been drinkin' beer all night
Well, it's time to switch to whiskey
We've been drinkin' beer all night
We're all half-dead
And them that's left are spoilin' for a fight
Who'd 'a thunk, we'd get jackass drunk
The boys won't spare the rye
And it's time to switch to whiskey
We've been drinkin' beer all night
I've been splittin' eights and hittin' my straights
In the cardrooms of the world
Chasin' skirt and gettin' hurt, but now I've got a card-playin' girl
But, man, she gets excited when the deal don't come out right
It's time to switch to whiskey
She's been drinkin' beer all night
Well, it's time to switch to whiskey
We've been drinkin' beer all night
We're all half-dead
And them that's left are spoilin' for a fight
Well, who'd 'a thunk we'd get jackass drunk
The boys don't spare the rye
'Cause it's time to switch to whiskey
We've been drinkin' beer all night
Okay! All right!
♪
Well, I've heard it said
That you can get some heat in Irish pubs
Servin' Jamesons to an Orangeman
And Bushmills to his cuz
Here's what you do
With Tullamore Dew
You can meet 'em both halfway
It's time to switch to whiskey
They've been drinkin' beer all day
Well, it's time to switch to whiskey
We've been drinkin' beer all night
We're all half-dead
And them that's left are spoilin' for a fight
Who'd 'a thunk we'd get jackass drunk
The boys don't spare the rye
And it's time to switch to whiskey
We've been drinkin' beer all night
And it's time to switch to whiskey
We've been drinkin' beer all night
"Rye whiskey, rye whiskey, rye whiskey," I cried
♪
Thanks, everybody!